Coleophora amethystinella

Coleophora amethystinella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in Asia and Europe.

Coleophora amethystinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. amethystinella
Binomial name
Coleophora amethystinella
Synonyms
  • Coleophora metallica Toll, 1961

Taxonomy

The species was previously considered to be a synonym of Coleophora fuscicornis.

Description

The length of the forewings is 7–8.5 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females.[2] Adults are dark glossy green, with distinctive orange eyelashes, if observed closely.[3] Adults are on wing in June in western Europe.

The larvae feed on smooth tare (Vicia tetrasperma). They feed within the seedpods of their host plant, living within a movable case with a length of 9–11 mm.[4]

Distribution

The moth has a disjunct distribution being found in the Mediterranean region from Portugal to Iraq. It was first recorded from Essex, England in 1973 and has since been found elsewhere in southern England.[3]

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