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Coleophora versurella

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Coleophora versurella
Coleophora versurella, Deeside, North Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. versurella
Binomial name
Coleophora versurella
Zeller, 1849
Synonyms
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    • Coleophora miserella Staudinger, 1880
    • Coleophora agricolella Fuchs, 1886
    • Coleophora atlanticolella Rebel, 1896
    • Coleophora tholoneura Meyrick, 1936
    • Coleophora pallorella Benander, 1939
    • Coleophora fayalensis Rebel, 1940
    • Coleophora thalassella McDunnough, 1940
    • Coleophora constanti Hering, 1942
    • Coleophora klimeschi Vlach, 1942
    • Coleophora saccharella Amsel, 1953
    • Coleophora pisella Amsel, 1953
    • Coleophora chiarelliae Pastrana, 1963
    • Coleophora amaranthivora Oku, 1965
    • Coleophora laripennella auct. nec. Zetterstedt, 1839
    • Ecebalia versurella
    • Coleophora enchorda Meyrick, 1931

Coleophora versurella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849.

Description

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Genitalia of Coleophora versurella

The wingspan is 11–15 mm.The forewings are yellow. Several other species of Coleophora look similar and are only to be identified by reference to the genitalia.[1]Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on orache (Atriplex species) and goosefoot (Chenopodium species).[1][2] Other recorded food plants include sea purslane (Halimione portulacoides) and Amaranthus.[3]

Distribution

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It is found everywhere in Europe except for Iceland and Luxembourg.[4] It has also been recorded from Argentina, India, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849". UK Moths.
  2. ^ Unger, Magnus. "Species: Atriplex littoralis". Lepidoptera.se.
  3. ^ "Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants". Biological Record Centre.
  4. ^ "Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

Further reading

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  • Emmet, A M (1996), The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, 3, Yponomeutidae-Elachistidae
  • Langmaid J R, Palmer S M, Young M R (2018), A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland British Entomological and Natural History Society ISBN: 9781899935086


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