Coleophora flavovena

Coleophora flavovena
Coleophora flavovena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. flavovena
Binomial name
Coleophora flavovena
Matsumura, 1931

Coleophora flavovena is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and Korea.

The wingspan is 11-14 mm.[1] Adults are on wing from late June to early August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Artemisia princeps and Artemisia montana.[2] They create a leaf-case, made of leaf fragment which are cut from the edges of the leaves of the host plant and attached (one behind the other) in a zigzag manner. The colour is generally dark greyish-brown, except for some sections which are densely covered by light-coloured felt. The case is about 8 mm long.

References

  1. ^ Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae III
  2. ^ Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III
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