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Vulcaniella rosmarinella

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Species of moth

Vulcaniella rosmarinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Vulcaniella
Species: V. rosmarinella
Binomial name
Vulcaniella rosmarinella
(Walsingham, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Stagmatophora rosmarinella Walsingham, 1891

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.

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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Vulcaniella rosmarinella


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