Coleophora milvipennis
| Coleophora milvipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. milvipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora milvipennis Zeller, 1839[1] | |
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Coleophora milvipennis is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in all of Europe, east to Japan (Hokkaido).[2]
Elm leaf eaten by the larva
Larva
Larval case
The wingspan is 10–13 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in one generation per year from late June to July.[4]
The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa, Alnus incana, Alnus viridis, Betula nana, Betula pubescens, Carpinus betulus, Corylus avellana and Myrica gale. They create a spatulate leaf case. It is slender, bivalved and 8–11 mm long, with a slight curve at the rear end. The end is laterally compressed. The mouth angle is about 45°. The fleck mines are often conspicuously brown.[5] Larvae can be found almost year-round.
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