Coleophora ptarmicia
Coleophora ptarmicia is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy (including Sicily), Latvia, Lithuania, southern Russia, and the eastern Palearctic realm.[1] It is also found in China.[2]
| Coleophora ptarmicia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. ptarmicia |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora ptarmicia Walsingham, 1910 | |
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The larvae feed on Achillea collina, Achillea millefolium, Achillea ptarmica and Achillea setacea. They create a lobe case of about 7 mm long, covered with large, yellow, leaf fragments widely standing out. The mouth angle is about 40°.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found at the end of May.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Three New Species And Seven Newly Recorded Species Of The Genus Coleophora From China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
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