Cosmopterix crassicervicella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from southern France and the Iberian Peninsula to Greece and Crete. It is also found on the Canary Islands and in the United Arab Emirates.[2]
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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. crassicervicella
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| Cosmopterix crassicervicella | |
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Adults are on wing from mid-April to mid-June and again from the end of August to the end of October.
The larvae feed on Cyperus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2011-03-21.