Coleophora ciconiella

Coleophora ciconiella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria.

Coleophora ciconiella
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C. ciconiella
Binomial name
Coleophora ciconiella
Synonyms
  • Coleophora tritici Lindeman, 1881

The larvae feed on Avena sativa and Triticum species. They create a grey to blackish-brown, squat, trivalved, tubular silken case. The mouth angle is about 90°.[2] Larvae can be found from October to June.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-04-28.


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