Coleophora kroneella
Appearance
Coleophora kroneella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. kroneella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora kroneella Fuchs, 1899[1]
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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
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2011-04-29.