- Coleophora ciconiella
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Coleophora ciconiella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. ciconiella Binomial name Coleophora ciconiella
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1]Synonyms - Coleophora tritici Lindeman, 1881
Coleophora ciconiella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria.
The larvae feed on Avena sativa and Triticum species. They create a grey to blackish brown, squat, trivalved, tubular silken case. The mouth angle is about 90°.[2] Larvae can be found from October to June.
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