Koekoeksbloempalpmot
CR

Koekoeksbloempalpmot

Cosmardia moritzella

Unknown

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmardia_moritzella

Overview

Cosmardia moritzella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belarus, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Norway, Ukraine and Russia.

Cosmardia moritzella, the Koekoeksbloempalpmot, is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized host plant environments. The species has an extremely limited distribution and appears to be dependent on specific ecological conditions that are increasingly threatened by human activities and environmental changes.

Threat summary

Habitat

TERRESTRIAL· major

Other threatened species in Gelechiidae

EN

purpurmossmal

Bryotropha purpurella

Unknown
Pembroke NebEN

Pembroke Neb

Monochroa elongella

Unknown
EN

Caryocolum cassella

Unknown
EN

Gnorimoschema nordlandicolella

Unknown

Threatened in Åland Islands

Calidris ferrugineaVU

Calidris ferruginea

Declining
VU

Syndyas nigripes

Unknown
Chrysotus cupreusCR

Chrysotus cupreus

Unknown
VU

narulukkokiiluri

Syntormon filiger

Unknown

Frequently asked questions

Why is Koekoeksbloempalpmot classified as Critically Endangered?
Koekoeksbloempalpmot is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Cosmardia moritzella, the Koekoeksbloempalpmot, is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized host plant environments. The species has an extremely limited distribution and appears to be dependent on specific ecological conditions that are increasingly threatened by human activities and environmental changes.
Where does Koekoeksbloempalpmot live?
Koekoeksbloempalpmot occurs in Åland Islands, Austria, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, and France (plus 13 other countries). Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Koekoeksbloempalpmot?
The main threats to Koekoeksbloempalpmot are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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