Coleophora nubivagella

Coleophora nubivagella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. nubivagella
Binomial name
Coleophora nubivagella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora lineariella Zeller, 1849
  • Coleophora fulvosquamella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Coleophora prinziella Krone, 1913
  • Coleophora sociella Müller-Rutz, 1920

Coleophora nubivagella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy, the Republic of Macedonia and Romania.

The larvae feed on Anthyllis vulneraria, Anthyllis vulneraria alpestris, Arenaria ciliata, Cerastium alpinum lanatum, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium glandulosum, Dianthus myrtinervius, Dianthus plumarius, Dianthus pyrenaicus, Dryas octopetala, Gypsophila repens, Minuartia austriaca, Minuartia setacea, Primula auricula, Primula minima, Saponaria ocymoides, Silene acaulis, Silene pusilla, Silene saxifraga and Silene vulgaris. Young larvae make a corridor from which the first case is cut. The final case is a tubular silken case with a rough surface and 5-6 darker length lines. The mouth angle is about 30°.[2] Larvae can be found from autumn to June.

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