Coleophora trifariella

Coleophora trifariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. trifariella
Binomial name
Coleophora trifariella Zeller, 1849[1]

Coleophora trifariella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Iberian Peninsula and Italy and from France to Romania. There is a disjunct population in Belarus. It is also known from Turkey.

Sprig of broom with attached larva-case

Larva

The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus supinus, Coronilla, Cytisus scoparius, Genista pilosa, Genista tinctoria, Laburnum anagyroides, Lembotropis nigricans and Spartium junceum. They create an untidy lobe case of 7–8 mm composed of large leaf fragments. The mouth angle is about 45°.^[2] Larvae can be found up to June.

References

1. ^ Fauna Europaea
2. ^ bladmineerders.nl

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