Cosmopterix phyllostachysea
| Cosmopterix phyllostachysea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Cosmopterix |
| Species: | C. phyllostachysea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cosmopterix phyllostachysea Kuroko, 1975 | |
Cosmopterix phyllostachysea is a moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is known from China (Jiangxi) and Japan.[1]
The length of the forewings is about 6 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Poaceae species in China and on Phyllostachys bambusoides in Japan. They leaf miner|mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a linear-blotch mine. The linear starts small, but gradually widens. The last instar larvae create an oval chamber. It later makes a smaller overwintering chamber of silk-like fiber within this bigger chamber. After overwintering, the larvae begin feeding on the mesophyll in March.
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