Coleophora thurneri

Coleophora thurneri
Coleophora thurneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. thurneri
Binomial name
Coleophora thurneri
Glaser, 1969[1]

Coleophora thurneri is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern France, Italy and Croatia.

The larvae feed on Artemisia alba. They create a brownish, very thin, tubular silken case of 10-11 mm with a mouth angle of about 45°.[2] Larvae can be found in mid May.

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