Coleophora sardocorsa

Coleophora sardocorsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. sardocorsa
Binomial name
Coleophora sardocorsa Baldizzone, 1983[1]

Coleophora sardocorsa is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.

The larvae feed on Genista aspalathoides and Genista corsica. They create a slender composite leaf case, made out of 6-7 mined leaflets. The cases is 9-11 mm, bivalved and has a mouth angle of about 40°. The rearmost leaflet, in which the larva hibernates, is dark brown. The remainder of the case is light brown.^[2]

References

1. ^ Fauna Europaea
2. ^ bladmineerders.nl

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