Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cosmopterigidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coccidiphila | |
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Similar Anatrachyntis badia, Cosmopterix pulchrimella, Cosmopterix, Cosmopterigidae | ||
Coccidiphila gerasimovi is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in the Mediterranean area, on the Canary Islands and from North Africa to the Near East. It has also been recorded from Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The wingspan is 7–11 mm. Adults are on wing from early March to October. There are probably more than one generations per year.
The larvae feed on the eggs of Coccidae species, including Pseudococcus maritimus, Laccifer lacca, Leucanium prunastri and Aonidella citrina.
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