- Coleophora calycotomella
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Coleophora calycotomella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. calycotomella Binomial name Coleophora calycotomella
Stainton, 1869[1]Synonyms - Coleophora afra Toll, 1952
- Coleophora cuencella Toll, 1960
- Coleophora oranella Toll, 1952
- Coleophora paraobviella Toll, 1961
Coleophora calycotomella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from the Netherlands and Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily and Crete.
The wingspan is 11.5-15 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Adenocarpus, Calicotome and Cytisus scoparius. They create a composite leaf case with a mouth angle of about 30°. The frontal leaf fragment is brown and hairy, while the older parts are pale and almost smooth. The case is slender, about 18 mm long and bears a strong resemblance to the spines of most of its hostplants.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in March and May.
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