Coleophora lassella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. lassella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859[1]
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Coleophora lassella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in).[2] There are possibly two generations per year in western Europe, with adults on wing from late May to June and again in mid-August.[3]
The larvae feed on toad rush (Juncus bufonius).[4]
Distribution
[edit]The moth is widespread in Europe including Belgium, the Canary Islands, Corsica, Crete, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, southern Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ " Coleophora lassella Toad-rush Case-bearer". Suffolk Moths. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Coleophora lassella (Staudinger, 1859)". UKflymines. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
External links
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