Coleophora mayrella
Appearance
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Metallic coleophora moth | |
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Coleophora mayrella, Roundton Hill, North Wales | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. mayrella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora mayrella (Hübner, 1813)
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The metallic coleophora moth (Coleophora mayrella) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is native to Europe and Armenia, but is an adventive species in the Nearctic realm, where it is found throughout the United States and southern Canada. It has also been recorded from New Zealand, Chile and Argentina.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in).
They fly during the day as well as after dark. They are on wing in June and July in western Europe[1] and from May to August in North America.
References
[edit]- ^ "Coleophora mayrella". UK Moths. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
External links
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