Coleophora ramosella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. ramosella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora ramosella | |
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Coleophora ramosella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Hungary and from Ireland to Slovakia. It is also found in southern Russia.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in).[2][3] Adult moths are heavily streaked white on a yellowish-ochre ground colour.[4] images
The moth flies in June and July
Full-grown larvae can be found in June on Solidago, and Bellis perennis.
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Hants Moths
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora ramosella Zeller, 1849 daisy case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Emmet A.M., Langmaid J.R., Bland K.P., Corley M.G.V. & Razowski J, Coleophoridae in A. Maitland Emmet ed., 1996 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)
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