Coleophora frankii
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Coleophora frankii Schmidt, 1886[1]
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Coleophora frankii is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Germany to Italy, Croatia and Hungary.
The larvae feed on Aster linosyris. They create a small, tubular silken case, decorated with some length rows of fine sand grains. It is less than 5 mm long. The case is trivalved and the mouth angle is about 45°.[2] Larvae can be found from June to September.
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