Coleophora dianthivora

Coleophora dianthivora is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France, Spain and Italy.

Coleophora dianthivora
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C. dianthivora
Binomial name
Coleophora dianthivora

The larvae feed on Dianthus species. They create a greyish brown trivalved tubular silken case with a mouth angle of 30-35°. There are vague greyish length lines and the surface is dusty.[2] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-29.


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