Ramphis libanoticus

Ramphis libanoticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ramphis
Species: R. libanoticus
Binomial name
Ramphis libanoticus
Riedl, 1969

Ramphis libanoticus is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Greece, Crete, Cyprus[1] and Asia Minor (including Lebanon).[2]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July and in October.

The larvae feed on Salvia triloba. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

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