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Hedge Cosmet

Cosmopterix zieglerella

Field notes

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.

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

The larvae feed on Humulus lupulus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided