Coleophora achilleae

Coleophora achilleae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. achilleae
Binomial name
Coleophora achilleae
Baldizzone, 2001

Coleophora achilleae is a moth of the Coleophoridae family that is endemic to Greece.[1]

The larvae feed on Achillea umbellata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a smooth, trivalved, tubular silken case of about 8 millimetres (0.31 in) with a mouth angle of about 20°. It is off-white to light brown in color. The oldest part of the case is warty and includes parts of the plant epidermis.[2]

References

  1. "Coleophora achilleae Baldizzone, 2001". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. bladmineerders.nl

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