Cosmopterix turbidella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from the Canary Islands.
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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. turbidella
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| Cosmopterix turbidella | |
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The larvae feed on Forsskalea angustifolia, Gesnouinia arborea, Parietaria debilis and Parietaria officinalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2011-03-21.