Coleophora pseudodianthi

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Coleophora pseudodianthi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. pseudodianthi
Binomial name
Coleophora pseudodianthi
Baldizzone & Tabell, 2006[1]

Coleophora pseudodianthi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in central Bulgaria and southern Ukraine.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults have been recorded in May in Ukraine and in June in Bulgaria.[2]

The larvae probably feed on Dianthus species.

Etymology[]

The specific name refers to the close affinity with Coleophora dianthi.

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