Coleophora polonicella

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Coleophora polonicella
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. polonicella
Binomial name
Coleophora polonicella
Zeller, 1865[1]

Coleophora polonicella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Lithuania, Poland and Romania.

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]

The larvae feed on Astragalus arenarius. They create a greyish, laterally strongly compressed sheath case. The last part is bent downwards. The case has about twenty indistinct ridges. The mouth angle is about 20°.[3] Larvae can be found from autumn to July.

References[]

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Swedish Moths
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-05-04.


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