6-9 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DeutschGlaskraut-Prachtfalter 
EnglishPellitory Cosmet 
English (US)Beautiful Cosmopterix Moth 
NederlandsGlaskruidprachtmot
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Urticaceae Parietaria judaica Wall Pellitory Urticaceae Parietaria officinalis Pellitory-of-the-Wall Urticaceae Parietaria pensylvanica Pennsylvania pellitory Urticaceae Pilea pumila Clearweed
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Cosmopteryx pulchrimella Chambers, 1875 Cosmopteryx pulcherrimella Chambers, 1878 Cosmopteryx parietariae M. Hering, 1931
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Lepiforum e. V. North American Moth Photographers Group Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis The leaf and stem mines of Britain Brian Pitkin UK Moths Ian Kimber
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