Coleophora expressella

Coleophora expressella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. expressella
Binomial name
Coleophora expressella Klemensiewicz, 1902[1]
Synonyms
Coleophora subdirectella Kanerva, 1941

Coleophora expressella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia, through Germany and Poland to Italy. It has also been recorded from Bulgaria and China.^[2]

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium. They create a tubular, felty, three-valved case with a length of up to 12 mm. The mouth angle is about 45°.^[3] Larvae can be found from autumn to June.

References

1. ^ Fauna Europaea
2. ^ Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group
3. ^ bladmineerders.nl

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