Jump to content

Coleophora kroneella

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coleophora kroneella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. kroneella
Binomial name
Coleophora kroneella
Fuchs, 1899[1]

Coleophora kroneella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Switzerland to Italy and Greece and from Austria to Romania.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Pyrus communis and Sorbus. They create a trivalved case of about 7 mm in length. the mouth angle is about 30°. The case is blackish, with a reddish end.[2] Full-grown cases can be found from May to June.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2011-04-29.