Coleophora therinella

Coleophora therinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. therinella
Binomial name
Coleophora therinella
Tengstrom, 1848[1]
Synonyms
  • Ecebalia therinella

Coleophora therinella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, Russia, central Asia and Japan. It occurs in steppe biotopes and in anthropogenic areas.

The wingspan is 13–16 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Carlina, Carduus and Cirsium species.[3] The larvae feed on the seeds of their host plant. They live in a portable case.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Hants Moths
  3. ↑ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
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