Coleophora albicella
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Coleophora albicella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France, Spain, Corsica and Sardinia.
The larvae feed on and Santolina chamaecyparissus. They create a tubular silken case. The surface has a number of fine, vague, length lines and a white dumentum. The case is 6–7 mm long, trivalved and has a mouth angle of about 0°. The case has a rather sharp bend just behind the mouth.[2] Larvae can be found from October to June.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
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Categories:
- Coleophora
- Moths described in 1885
- Moths of Europe
- Coleophoridae stubs