Vulcaniella cognatella
Appearance
Vulcaniella cognatella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Vulcaniella |
Species: | V. cognatella
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Binomial name | |
Vulcaniella cognatella Riedl, 1991
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Vulcaniella cognatella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Ukraine to Sardinia and Greece.
The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Salvia officinalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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