Coleophora pseudodianthi

Coleophora pseudodianthi
Coleophora pseudodianthi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. pseudodianthi
Binomial name
Coleophora pseudodianthi
Baldizzone & Tabell, 2006[1]

Coleophora pseudodianthi is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in central Bulgaria and southern Ukraine.

The wingspan is 14-18 mm. Adults have been recorded in May in the Ukraine and in June in Bulgaria.[2]

The larvae probably feed on Dianthus species.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the close affinity with Coleophora dianthi.

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