Coleophora didymella

Coleophora didymella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. didymella
Binomial name
Coleophora didymella Chretien, 1899[1]

Coleophora didymella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern France and Italy.

The larvae feed on Centaurea scabiosa. They create a large, dark yellow-brown, composite leaf case of 15-17 mm long. It is composed of two leaf fragments placed behind each other. The case is laterally compressed and the mouth angle is about 20°.^[2] Larvae can be found from summer to the next spring.

References

1. ^ Fauna Europaea
2. ^ bladmineerders.nl

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