- Coleophora conyzae
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Coleophora conyzae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. conyzae Binomial name Coleophora conyzae
Zeller, 1868[1]Synonyms - Kuznetzovvlia vicolii Nemes, 2003
Coleophora conyzae is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Iberian Peninsula, Corsica, Sicily and Crete and from Great Britain to Romania.
The wingspan is 12-16 mm. The adults have streaked white and buff forewings. They are on wing in June and July .[2]
The larvae feed on Eupatorium cannabinum, Inula conyza, Inula oculus-christi and Pulicaria dysenterica. They create a spatulate leaf case at the underside of the leaf. The case is 10-12 mm long, straight, brown, tubular, bivalved and sometimes hairy (depending on the hostplant). The mouth angle is rather variable, but usually around 45°. The larvae make a new case after each moult.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found at the end of May and in early June.
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