Coleophora directella
Coleophora directella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Great Britain, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. It is also known from China.[2]
Coleophora directella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. directella |
Binomial name | |
Coleophora directella | |
The wingspan is about 17 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Helichrysum species. They create a long, hairy, three-valved tubular case. The mouth angle is about 70°.[4] Larvae can be found from September to June of the following year.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- lepiforum.de
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
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