Coleophora amethystinella

Coleophora amethystinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. amethystinella
Binomial name
	Coleophora amethystinella; Ragonot, 1885
Synonyms
	Coleophora metallica Toll, 1961;

Coleophora amethystinella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in Asia and Europe.

Taxonomy

The species was previously considered to be a synonym of Coleophora fuscicornis.

Description

The length of the forewings is 7–8.5 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females.^[2] Adults are dark glossy green, with distinctive orange eyelashes, if observed closely.^[3] Adults are on wing in June in western Europe.

The larvae feed on smooth tare (Vicia tetrasperma). They feed within the seedpods of their host plant, living within a movable case with a length of 9–11 mm.^[4]

Distribution

The moth has a disjunct distribution being found in the Mediterranean region from Portugal to Iraq. It was first recorded from Essex, England in 1973 and has since been found elsewhere in southern England.^[3]

References

^ "Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
^ Taxonomische Revision der Coleophora frischella-Artengruppe (Coleophoridae)^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Kimber, Ian. "37.047 BF520 Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
^ "37.047 [B&F: 0520] Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". Hants Moths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

External links

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[1] "Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

[2] Taxonomische Revision der Coleophora frischella-Artengruppe (Coleophoridae)^{[permanent dead link]}

[ukm-3] Kimber, Ian. "37.047 BF520 Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

[4] "37.047 [B&F: 0520] Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". Hants Moths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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