Coleophora coronillae

Coleophora coronillae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany to Italy and Bulgaria and from Lithuania to the Iberian Peninsula. It is also found in southern Russia, Transcaucasia, central Asia and Iran.

Coleophora coronillae
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C. coronillae
Binomial name
Coleophora coronillae
Zeller, 1849[1]

The larvae feed on Coronilla varia. They create a dull, two-valved tubular silken case with a mouth angle of about 45°.[2] Larvae can be found from September to May.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-28.


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