Coccidiphila riedli

Coccidiphila riedli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Coccidiphila
Species:
C. riedli
Binomial name
Coccidiphila riedli

Coccidiphila riedli is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 6โ€“9 mm (0.24โ€“0.35 in). Adults have been recorded from February to April.

Larvae have been found between dead leaves of Ceballosia fruticosa. They possibly also feed on Plumbago capensis.

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