Coleophora albitarsella
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Species of moth
| Coleophora albitarsella | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. albitarsella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora albitarsella | |
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Coleophora albitarsella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, but has not been recorded from Ireland and Greece.
Description
[edit ]The wingspan is 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in). Adults are on wing from mid-June to August in western Europe.[2]
The larvae feed on Clinopodium vulgare , Glechoma hederacea , Lycopus europaeus , Melissa officinalis , Melittis melissophyllum , Mentha aquatica , Mentha arvensis , Nepeta cataria , Origanum vulgare , Prunella vulgaris , Salvia pratensis , Salvia verbenaca , Satureja , Stachys and Thymus species.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Coleophora albitarsella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.032 BF515 Coleophora albitarsella Zeller, 1849". UKMoths. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora albitarsella Zeller, 1849 white-legged case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
External links
[edit ]- Media related to Coleophora albitarsella at Wikimedia Commons
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