Coleophora calycotomella
| Coleophora calycotomella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. calycotomella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora calycotomella Stainton, 1869[1] | |
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Coleophora calycotomella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from the Netherlands and Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily and Crete.
The wingspan is 11.5–15 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Adenocarpus, Calicotome and Cytisus scoparius. They create a composite leaf case with a mouth angle of about 30°. The frontal leaf fragment is brown and hairy, while the older parts are pale and almost smooth. The case is slender, about 18 mm long and bears a strong resemblance to the spines of most of its hostplants.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in March and May.
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