Coleophora albicans

Coleophora albicans is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to southern Russia and further east to Japan. It is also known from China.[2]

Coleophora albicans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. albicans
Binomial name
Coleophora albicans
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora artemisiella Scott, 1861
  • Coleophora simillimella Fuchs, 1881

The wingspan is 11–14 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and Artemisia maritima. They create a squat tubular silken case of 6–7 mm. The frontal half is covered with felt, while the rear half is greyish with some darker longitudinal lines. The case is trivalved and the mouth angle is about 15-30°. The larvae feed on the leaves and the inflorescence.[4]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Japanese Moths
  4. Ellis, W N. "Coleophora albicans Zeller, 1849 wormwood case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2019.



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