Coleophora pappiferella

Coleophora pappiferella
Coleophora pappiferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. pappiferella
Binomial name
Coleophora pappiferella
Hofmann, 1869[1]

Coleophora pappiferella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Ireland, Fennoscandia, northern Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Italy.

The wingspan is 11-14 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Antennaria dioica, Gnaphalium vulgare and possibly Filago species. They feed on the flowers and later the fruits of their host plant and live within a movable case.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Swedish Moths
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