Coleophora musculella

Coleophora musculella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Poland to the Pyrenees and from France to Hungary.

Coleophora musculella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. musculella
Binomial name
Coleophora musculella
Muhlig, 1864[1]

The larvae feed on Dianthus carthusianorum and Dianthus superbus.[2] Larvae can be found from September to May.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
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