Coleophora gnaphalii

Coleophora gnaphalii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. gnaphalii
Binomial name
	Coleophora gnaphalii; Zeller, 1839

Coleophora gnaphalii is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden and the Baltic States to the Pyrenees, the Alps and Romania and from France to Russia.

Sprig of “Gnaphalium arenarium” (=*Helichrysum arenarium*) with two larva-cases attached

The wingspan is 9–12 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.^[3]

The larvae feed on Gnaphalium species and Helichrysum arenarium. They create a small, curved, hairy case of less than 12 mm. The mouth angle is about 30°.^[4] Full-grown larvae can be found from May to June.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Arfaktablad om Coleophora gnaphalii Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2011-04-29.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Arfaktablad om Coleophora gnaphalii Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine

[3] The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)

[4] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2011-04-29.

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