Coleophora honshuella

Coleophora honshuella
Coleophora honshuella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. honshuella
Binomial name
Coleophora honshuella
Baldizzone & Oku, 1988

Coleophora honshuella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan (Honshu)[1] and Korea.[2]

The wingspan is 15-19 mm. Adults are on wing from late July to early August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Artemisia princeps.[3] They create a large transparent blotch-mine in June. When full-fed, they fasten their case on the lower part of the stalk of the host plant.

References

  1. ^ Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae I
  2. ^ A taxonomic review of the genus Coleophora Hübner (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) in Korea
  3. ^ Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III
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