Coleophora lineolea
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. lineolea
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora lineolea | |
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Coleophora lineolea is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 11–14.5 mm (0.43–0.57 in). Adults have yellowish ochre veins. They are on wing from late June to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Labiates including black horehound (Ballota nigra), dead nettles (Lamium species), white horehound (Marrubium vulgare), Phlomis species, Stachys alopecuros, lamb's-ear (Stachys byzantina), betony (Stachys officinalis), stiff hedgenettle (Stachys recta) and hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica).[3] Full-grown larvae can be found from the end of May to the end of July.
References
[edit]- ^ "Coleophora lineolea (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.038 BF522 Coleophora lineolea (Haworth, 1828)". UKMoths. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Coleophora lineolea". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Coleophora lineolea at Wikimedia Commons