Coleophora meridionella
| Coleophora meridionella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. meridionella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora meridionella Rebel, 1912[1] | |
Coleophora meridionella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Austria to Italy and from France to Greece.
The larvae feed on Silene saxifraga and Silene vulgaris. They create a tri-valved, spindle-shaped, tubular silken case of 11.5–13 mm and a mouth angle of about 30°. The case has length lines of attached sand grains.[2] Larvae can be found from May to June.
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