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Coleophora vestianella

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Coleophora vestianella
Female abdomen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. vestianella
Binomial name
Coleophora vestianella

Coleophora vestianella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Europe to Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

The wingspan is 11–16 mm (0.43–0.63 in). Adults are on wing from June to August.[1]

The larvae feed on Chenopodium (including Chenopodium album) and Atriplex species (including Atriplex patula). They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

Synonyms

  • Coleophora annulatella Nylander, 1848
  • Coleophora botauripennella Toll, 1955
  • Coleophora laripennella Toll, 1953
  • Coleophora subtractella Caradja, 1920
  • Coleophora tengstromella Doubleday, 1859
  • Ecebalia vestianella (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Phalaena (Tinea) vestianella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Ornix laripennella Zetterstedt, 1839

References

  1. ^ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
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