Coleophora calycotomella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. calycotomella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora calycotomella | |
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Coleophora calycotomella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from the Netherlands and Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily and Crete.
The wingspan is 11.5–15 mm (0.45–0.59 in).[2]
The larvae feed on Adenocarpus, Calicotome and common broom (Cytisus scoparius).[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in March and May.
References
[edit]- ^ "Coleophora calycotomella Stainton, 1869". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ "Coleophora calycotomella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.