Coleophora dianthivora

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Coleophora dianthivora
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. dianthivora
Binomial name
Coleophora dianthivora

Coleophora dianthivora is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France, Spain and Italy.

The larvae feed on Dianthus species. They create a greyish brown trivalved tubular silken case with a mouth angle of 30-35°. There are vague greyish length lines and the surface is dusty.[2] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-29.

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