Coleophora musculella
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| Species: | C. musculella
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Coleophora musculella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Poland to the Pyrenees and from France to Hungary.
The larvae feed on Dianthus carthusianorum and Dianthus superbus. They create a trivalved tubular silken case of 5–6 mm, with a mouth angle of 35-40°. The case is yellowish brown with a number of brownish black length lines.[2] Larvae can be found from September to May.
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
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