Coleophora vicinella
Coleophora vicinella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. vicinella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora vicinella | |
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Coleophora vicinella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from France to Ukraine and then further south.
The wingspan is 16–17 mm (0.63–0.67 in).[2]
The larvae feed on Astragalus, Coronilla, Dorycnium, Galega and Medicago sativa. They create an ochreous pistol case with many sharp ridges and a sharp ventral keel. The pallium (cloak) covers about three quarters of the case and has a pair of wing like extensions at the rear. It is strongly inflated and has a scalloped surface structure. The colour is yellowish white at first, but brown or even black later. The mouth angle is 45°. Older larvae no longer feed within fleck mines, but feed on all leaf tissue except the stronger veins.[3] Larvae can be found from autumn to May of the following year.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ "Coleophora vicinella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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