Coleophora spiraeella

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Coleophora spiraeella
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Adult
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Leafminer sack
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. spiraeella
Binomial name
Coleophora spiraeella
Rebel, 1916[1]

Coleophora spiraeella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Central and Southern Europe, from Germany and Poland to Italy and Slovenia.

The wingspan is 9–12 mm (0.35–0.47 in).

The larvae feed on Filipendula ulmaria, Spiraea hypericifolia obovata, Spiraea japonica, Spiraea media, Spiraea salicifolia and Ulmaria palustris.[2] Larvae can be found from June to September.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "Coleophora spiraeella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

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