- Coleophora atriplicis
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Coleophora atriplicis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. atriplicis Binomial name Coleophora atriplicis
Meyrick, 1928[1]Coleophora atriplicis is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to France, Poland and Romania and from Ireland to Ukraine.
The wingspan is 12-14 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August in western Europe.[3]
The larvae feed on Atriplex littoralis, Halimione portulacoides, Salicornia and Suaeda species. They create a greyish-brown, trivalved, tubular silken case of 6.5-7 mm. The mouth angle is about 20°. The case has indistinct length lines and is scattered with dark, granular, material.[4] Full-grown larvae can be found in October.
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