Coleophora solenella

Coleophora solenella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and southern Russia.

Coleophora solenella
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C. solenella
Binomial name
Coleophora solenella
Staudinger, 1859[1]

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris. They create an almost straight, tubular silken case. It is yellow-brown and up to 20 mm long. The rear end is weakly compressed and two valved. The mouth angle is about 15°.[2] Larvae can be found from October to June.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-27.


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