Coleophora adspersella

Coleophora adspersella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. adspersella
Binomial name
Coleophora adspersella
Benander, 1939[1]

Coleophora adspersella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland and Slovenia.[2] It is also found in China.[3] It occurs in forest and foreststeppe biotopes, and in anthropogenic landscapes where the foodplant occurs.

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adults have pale forewings with darker specks arranged between the veins, giving a faint striated appearance. They are on wing from June to August.[4]

The larvae feed on Atriplex and Chenopodium species. They feed on the seeds and later form a ribbed case in which they hibernate.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  3. ↑ Three New Species And Seven Newly Recorded Species Of The Genus Coleophora From China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
  4. ↑ UKmoths
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