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''Cosmopterix asymmetrella'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
in the family
Cosmopterigidae The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds and stems of their host plants. About 1500 species are described ...
. It was described by Sinev in 1993. It is found in
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References


Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Moths described in 1993 asymmetrella {{Cosmopterix-stub