Coleophora atriplicis
| Coleophora atriplicis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. atriplicis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora atriplicis Meyrick, 1928[1] | |
Coleophora atriplicis is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to France, Poland and Romania and from Ireland to Ukraine.
The wingspan is 12–14 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August in western Europe.[3]
The larvae feed on Atriplex littoralis, Halimione portulacoides, Salicornia and Suaeda species. They create a greyish-brown, trivalved, tubular silken case of 6.5–7 mm. The mouth angle is about 20°. The case has indistinct length lines and is scattered with dark, granular, material.[4] Full-grown larvae can be found in October.
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