Coleophora serratulella
| Coleophora serratulella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. serratulella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora serratulella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1] | |
Coleophora serratulella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Germany to the Pyrenees and Alps and from France to Romania and Greece.
Mined leaf of “Serratula cyanoides” with larva-case attached
Larva
Larval case
The larvae feed on Jurinea species and Serratula tinctoria. They create a composite leaf case of up to 16 mm long. The mouth angle is about 30°.[2] Full-grown larvae can be found in July.
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