Coleophora cracella
Coleophora cracella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern France and Spain and from Slovakia and Hungary to Bulgaria and southern Russia.
leaf of Vicia cracca eaten by the larva
Larva
Larval case
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. cracella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora cracella (Vallot, 1835)[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Vicia cracca. They create a large, blackish pistol case, almost entirely covered by a transparent pallium.[2]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
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