Coleophora chalcogrammella
Coleophora chalcogrammella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. chalcogrammella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora chalcogrammella |
Coleophora chalcogrammella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839 and is found in Europe.
Description[]
The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)
The larvae feed on thyme-leaf sandwort (Arenaria serpyllifolia), field mouse-ear, (Cerastium arvense), three-nerved sandwort (Moehringia trinervia), lesser stitchwort (Stellaria graminea) and greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea). In autumn, the larvae make a short corridor, which widens into a small blotch, out of which the first case is cut. After hibernation, the final case is made. It is a brown, three-valved, tubular silken case of about 6 millimetres (0.24 in) long. The mouth angle is about 30°.[2] Full-grown cases can be found in May.
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.[3]
Distribution[]
It is found from Sweden and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.
References[]
- ^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". UKflymines. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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