Coleophora pappiferella
Coleophora pappiferella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. pappiferella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora pappiferella |
Coleophora pappiferella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.
Description[]
The wingspan is 11–14 mm.[2] Coleophora pappiferella can only be reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia.
The larvae feed on mountain everlasting (Antennaria dioica), and possibly cudweeds (Filago species). They feed on the flowers and later the fruits of their host plant and live within a movable case.
Distribution[]
It is found in Ireland, Scotland[3] Fennoscandia, northern Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Italy.
References[]
- ^ "Coleophora pappiferella Hofmann, 1869". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Coleophora pappiferella". Swedish Moths. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Heckford, R J (2001). "Colephora pappiferella Hoffman, 1869 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) new to Britain and Scrobipalpa murinella (Duponchel, 1843) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) at the same locality". Entomologist's Gazette. 52: 101–104.
External links[]
- Bestimmungshilfe für die in Europa nachgewiesenen Schmetterlingsarten
- Images representing Coleophora pappiferella at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Categories:
- Coleophora
- Moths described in 1869
- Moths of Europe
- Taxa named by Ottmar Hofmann
- Coleophoridae stubs