Coleophora medelichensis

Coleophora medelichensis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from the Czech Republic to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Crete and from France to Romania.

Coleophora medelichensis
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C. medelichensis
Binomial name
Coleophora medelichensis
Krone, 1908[1]

The larvae feed on Dorycnium pentaphyllum germanicum and on Dorycnium pentaphyllum herbaceum. They create a laterally compressed composite leaf case, made up of 4-6 mined leaflets. It is not narrowed posteriorly. The case is 6–7 mm long and has a mouth angle of about 45°. The mouth opening is shifted to the side, causing the leaf to lie flat on the broad side.[2] Larvae can be found from August to June in two overlapping generations.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-03.


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