Coleophora gardesanella

Coleophora gardesanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. gardesanella
Binomial name
Coleophora gardesanella Toll, 1954[1]
Synonyms
Coleophora machinella Bradley, 1971

Coleophora gardesanella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It has a disjunct distribution, from Finland to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Great Britain to the Baltic States and the Republic of Macedonia.

The wingspan is 9.5-11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in western Europe.^[2]

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium, Achillea ptarmica, Artemisia maritima, Artemisia vulgaris, Centaurea jacea, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum and Tanacetum vulgare. They create a straw-coloured to grey, slender, three-valved, tubular, silken case. The mouth angle is 45°-60°.^[3] Larvae can be found from September to May.

References

1. ^ Fauna Europaea
2. ^ Hants Moths
3. ^ bladmineerders.nl

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