Coleophora directella

Coleophora directella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. directella
Binomial name
Coleophora directella
Zeller, 1849[1]

Coleophora directella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Great Britain, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. It is also known from China.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Helichrysum species. They create a long, hairy, three-valved tubular case. The mouth angle is about 70°.[4] Larvae can be found from September to June of the following year.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group
  3. ↑ lepiforum.de
  4. ↑ bladmineerders.nl
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