Coleophora chalcogrammella
| Coleophora chalcogrammella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. chalcogrammella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora chalcogrammella | |
Coleophora chalcogrammella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839 and is found in Europe.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)
The larvae feed on thyme-leaf sandwort (Arenaria serpyllifolia), field mouse-ear, (Cerastium arvense), three-nerved sandwort (Moehringia trinervia), lesser stitchwort (Stellaria graminea) and greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea).[2] Full-grown cases can be found in May.
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.[3]
Distribution
[edit]It is found from Sweden and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ "Coleophora chalcogrammella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". UKflymines. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links
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