Coleophora santolinella

Coleophora santolinella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Spain and on Corsica and Sardinia.

Coleophora santolinella
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C. santolinella
Binomial name
Coleophora santolinella

The larvae feed on Santolina chamaecyparissus. They create a lobe case of about 6 mm long. The case is covered by a large number of erect, brownish yellow, mined leaves. The mouth angle is 60-90°.[2] Larvae can be found up to June.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-04-27.


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