Vulcaniella rosmarinella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, as far east as Crete. It is also found in North Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Vulcaniella |
| Species: | V. rosmarinella
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| Vulcaniella rosmarinella (Walsingham, 1891)
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The wingspan is 7–8 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of May to July.
The larvae feed on Rosmarinus officinalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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