Cosmopterix phyllostachysea
| Cosmopterix phyllostachysea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Cosmopterix |
| Species: | C. phyllostachysea
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| Binomial name | |
| Cosmopterix phyllostachysea Kuroko, 1957
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Cosmopterix phyllostachysea is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from China (Jiangxi)[1][2] and Japan.[1][2][3]
The length of the forewings is about 6 mm.[1] The larvae have been recorded feeding on bamboo, specifically on Phyllostachys bambusoides in Japan.[1] They 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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kuroko, Hiroshi & Liu, Youqiao (2005). "A study of Chinese Cosmopterix Hubner (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae), with descriptions of new species". Lepidoptera Science. 56 (2): 131–144. doi:10.18984/lepid.56.2_131.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Cosmopterix Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "マダケカザリバ Cosmopterix phyllostachysea Kuroko, 1975". Japanese Moths. Retrieved 14 November 2024.