Summary ²

Cosmopterix montisella is a moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is known from the United States, where it is found from New York and Oregon south to New Mexico, Arizona and California. Single specimens have been collected in Arkansas and Iowa. The species is now also established in Michigan.

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