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Cosmopterix xuthogastra

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Cosmopterix xuthogastra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Cosmopterix
Species:
C. xuthogastra
Binomial name
Cosmopterix xuthogastra
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms[2]

Cosmopteryx xuthogastra Meyrick, 1910[1]

Cosmopterix xuthogastra is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae.[2][3] It is known from Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo).[1][2]

The wingspan is 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Meyrick, E. (1910). "Descriptions of Malayan Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1910: 430–478 [452].
  2. ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Cosmopterix Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Cosmopterix xuthogastra Meyrick, 1910". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.254. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.