Cosmopterix pararufella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from Spain, Greece, Corsica, Crete, Cyprus and North Africa, including Egypt.
| Cosmopterix pararufella | |
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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. pararufella
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| Binomial name | |
| Cosmopterix pararufella Riedl, 1976[1]
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The wingspan is about 11 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Saccharum officinarum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
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