Cosmopterix luteoapicalis is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Sinev in 2002. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Senegal.[1][2]
| Cosmopterix luteoapicalis | |
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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. luteoapicalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cosmopterix luteoapicalis Sinev, 2002
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The larvae feed on Cyperus rotundus.
References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Cosmopterix luteoapicalis Ghesquière, 1942". Afromoths. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cosmopterix luteoapicalis Sinev, 2002". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cosmopterix attenuatella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2018.