Cosmopterix zieglerella

Cosmopterix zieglerella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula) east to Japan.

Cosmopterix zieglerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Cosmopterix
Species:	C. zieglerella
Binomial name
Cosmopterix zieglerella (Hubner, 1810)[1]
Synonyms
Tinea zieglerella Hubner, 1810 Gracillaria eximia Haworth, 1828 Cosmopterix eximia (Haworth, 1828)

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]

The larvae feed on Humulus lupulus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a broad full depth corridor overlying the main veins, with broad lobelike, transparent extensions into the blade. The corridor itself is opaque and white at first, but later turns brown. The corridor are covered with silk at the inside. Most frass is ejected from the mine and grains may be trapped in silk below the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. UKmoths
3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2011-03-21.