Coleophora serpylletorum
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. serpylletorum
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora serpylletorum | |
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Coleophora serpylletorum is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe. It was first described by Erich Martin Hering in 1889.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is about 9 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on species of thyme such as Thymus praecox, Thymus odoratissimus and Thymus serpyllum.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in June.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from Denmark and Latvia to Spain, Sardinia, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Romania. It is also present in northern Russia.
References
[edit]- ^ "Coleophora serpylletorum Hering, 1889". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
External links
[edit]Media related to Coleophora serpylletorum at Wikimedia Commons