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Pyroderces argyrogrammos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Pyroderces
Species:	P. argyrogrammos
Binomial name
	Pyroderces argyrogrammos; (Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
	Cosmopteryx argyrogrammos Zeller, 1847; Pyroderces goldeggiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1853;

Pyroderces argyrogrammos is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from central Europe south to the Mediterranean area, the Canary Islands, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and China. It has recently also been recorded on the Channel Islands.^[2]

The wingspan is 11–17 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing two generations from the end of April to the end of September. A third generation can occur in warm seasons.

The larvae feed on the seed heads of various Asteraceae species, including Carlina, Centaurea and Carduus species.

References

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Faunistic notes on Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae and Cosmopterigidae from the Maltese Islands Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine

[3] UKmoths

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