Coleophora svenssoni

Coleophora svenssoni is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Lapland, the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains.

Coleophora svenssoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
C. svenssoni
Binomial name
Coleophora svenssoni
Synonyms
  • Amseliphora seghedinii Nemes, 2004

The larvae feed on Astragalus alpinus, Astragalus frigidus, Hedysarum hedysaroides and Oxytropis halleri. They create a very untidy greenish yellow to brownish lobe case of 6–8 mm. The rear end is strongly curved downwards. The mouth angle is 0-10°.[2]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-27.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.