Coleophora therinella

Coleophora therinella
Coleophora therinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. therinella
Binomial name
Coleophora therinella
Tengstrom, 1848[1]
Synonyms
  • Ecebalia therinella

Coleophora therinella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, Russia, central Asia and Japan. It occurs in steppe biotopes and in anthropogenic areas.

The wingspan is 13-16 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Carlina, Carduus and Cirsium species.[3] The larvae feed on the seeds of their host plant. They live in a portable case.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Hants Moths
  3. ^ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
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