Coleophora gnaphalii
Coleophora gnaphalii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. gnaphalii
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora gnaphalii Zeller, 1839[1]
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Coleophora gnaphalii is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden and the Baltic States to the Pyrenees, the Alps and Romania and from France to Russia.
Sprig of “Gnaphalium arenarium” (=Helichrysum arenarium) with two larva-cases attached
Larva
Larval case
The wingspan is 9–12 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.[3]
The larvae feed on Gnaphalium species and Helichrysum arenarium. They create a small, curved, hairy case of less than 12 mm. The mouth angle is about 30°.[4] Full-grown larvae can be found from May to June.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Arfaktablad om Coleophora gnaphalii Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
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Categories:
- Coleophora
- Moths described in 1839
- Moths of Europe
- Coleophoridae stubs