Coleophora kroneella

Coleophora kroneella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Switzerland to Italy and Greece and from Austria to Romania.

Coleophora kroneella
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C. kroneella
Binomial name
Coleophora kroneella
Fuchs, 1899[1]

The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Pyrus communis and Sorbus. They create a trivalved case of about 7 mm in length. the mouth angle is about 30°. The case is blackish, with a reddish end.[2] Full-grown cases can be found from May to June.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2011-04-29.


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