Coleophora rudella

Coleophora rudella
Coleophora rudella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. rudella
Binomial name
Coleophora rudella
Toll, 1944[1]

Coleophora rudella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern France, Spain, the Baleares, Sardinia, Italy and Romania.

The larvae feed on Anthyllis cytisoides. They create a laterally compressed composite leaf case, consisting of 3-5 leaflets that have been mined out. The rear end is bivalved, strongly narrowed and bent downwards. The mouth opening is shifted about 30° to one side.[2]

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