Coleophora succursella
Coleophora succursella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Poland and Slovakia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. succursella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora succursella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1] | |
The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and Artemisia vulgaris. They create a tubular silken case. The anterior part is covered with a short, erect, whitish felt, while the rear end is hairless, quickly tapering, with a few dark length lines and trivalved. The case is 10–12 mm long. The mouth angle is 40-45°.[2] Larvae can be found from October to June.
References
- "Coleophora succursella". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- "Coleophora succursella". www.bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
Media related to Casignetella succursella at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Coleophora succursella at Wikispecies
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