Coleophora musculella
Coleophora musculella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. musculella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora musculella Muhlig, 1864[1]
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Coleophora musculella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Poland to the Pyrenees and from France to Hungary.
The larvae feed on Dianthus carthusianorum and Dianthus superbus. They create a trivalved tubular silken case of 5–6 mm, with a mouth angle of 35-40°. The case is yellowish brown with a number of brownish black length lines.[2] Larvae can be found from September to May.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
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Categories:
- Coleophora
- Moths described in 1864
- Moths of Europe
- Coleophoridae stubs