Coleophora crepidinella

Coleophora crepidinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. crepidinella
Binomial name
Coleophora crepidinella Zeller, 1847[1]
Synonyms
Coleophora betae Falkovitsh, 1978 Coleophora flavogrisea Toll, 1942

Coleophora crepidinella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, Mallorca, Sardinia, Sicily and in Greece.

The larvae feed on Beta maritima. They create a cylindrical, 6-7 mm long, tubular silken case with a mouth angle of 75-80°. The rim of the mouth is dark brown, fading to light brown more to the rear.^[2] At flowering time the larvae feed on the ground leaves. Later, they feed on the fruits.

References

1. ^ Fauna Europaea
2. ^ bladmineerders.nl

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