Coleophora vitisella
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| Coleophora vitisella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. vitisella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora vitisella Gregson, 1856[1]
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Coleophora vitisella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from Great Britain to Romania. The range extends to the Russian Far East. The species was recently discovered in Canada, with records from Yukon and Manitoba.[2]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in). Adults are on wing from May to the beginning of July in western Europe.[3]
Larva
[edit]The larvae feed on Pyrola species and Vaccinium vitis-idaea.[4] Full-grown larvae can be found from September to April.
References
[edit]- ^ "Coleophora vitisella Gregson, 1856". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.024 BF506 Coleophora vitisella Gregson, 1856". UKMoths. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora vitisella Gregson, 1856 northern case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
External links
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