Coccidiphila gerasimovi

Coccidiphila gerasimovi is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae described by Aleksandr Sergeievich Danilevsky in 1950. It is found in the Mediterranean area, on the Canary Islands and from North Africa to the Near East.^[2] It has also been recorded from Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.^[3]

Coccidiphila gerasimovi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Coccidiphila
Species:	C. gerasimovi
Binomial name
Coccidiphila gerasimovi Danilevsky, 1950[1]

The wingspan is 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in). 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.

References

1. "Coccidiphila gerasimovi Danilevsky, 1950". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
2. Faunistic notes on Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae and Cosmopterigidae from the Maltese Islands Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
3. Savela, Markku. "Coccidiphila gerasimovi Danilevski, 1950". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2017.