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Coleophora onobrychiella

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Coleophora onobrychiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. onobrychiella
Binomial name
Coleophora onobrychiella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora arenariella Zeller, 1865

Coleophora onobrychiella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from France to Romania. It is also found in China.[2]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Astragalus arenarius, Astragalus hamosus, Astragalus onobrychis, Genista tincoria, Hippocrepis comosa, Onobrychis sativa, Onobrychis saxatilis, Onobrychis supina and Onobrychis viciifolia. [4] Larvae can be found from autumn to the following June.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Three New Species And Seven Newly Recorded Species Of The Genus Coleophora From China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
  3. ^ Swedish Moths
  4. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-05-03.