Coleophora amethystinella
Appearance
Coleophora amethystinella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. amethystinella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora amethystinella | |
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Coleophora amethystinella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in Asia and Europe.
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was previously considered to be a synonym of Coleophora fuscicornis.
Description
[edit]The length of the forewings is 7–8.5 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females.[2] [3] Adults are on wing in June in western Europe.They feed within the seedpods of their host plant.[4]
Distribution
[edit]The moth has a disjunct distribution being found in the Mediterranean region from Portugal to Iraq. It was first recorded from Essex, England in 1973 and has since been found elsewhere in southern England.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Stübner, Andreas (2007). Taxonomische Revision der Coleophora frischella-Artengruppe (Coleophoridae) [taxonomic revision of the Coleophora frischella-species group] (PDF) (in German). Pensoft Publishers. Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via Nota Lepidopterologica.
- ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "37.047 BF520 Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "37.047 [B&F: 0520] Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". Hants Moths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.