Coleophora argenteonivea

Coleophora argenteonivea is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern France, Spain, Portugal and Sardinia.

Coleophora argenteonivea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. argenteonivea
Binomial name
Coleophora argenteonivea
Synonyms
  • Coleophora nivea Toll, 1952

The larvae feed on Centaurea pectinata and Cynara cardunculus. Before hibernation, the larvae creates two or three cases consisting of a single leaf fragment. After hibernation, a composite leaf case is made. The latter consists of 3-4 leaf fragments, is brown and about 15 mm long and bivalved. The mouth angle is about 45°.[2] Larvae can be found from August to May.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2011-04-26.


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