Coleophora longicornella

Coleophora longicornella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from France to Italy, Greece and Hungary.

Coleophora longicornella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. longicornella
Binomial name
Coleophora longicornella

The larvae feed on Aster tripolium. The larvae make a corridor mine of up to 25 mm long. Only shortly before pupation (and long after hibernation) a case is made. The case has the form of a yellow-brown tubular silken case of 6–8 mm long with a mouth angle of about 30°.[2] Full-grown larvae can be found as late as July.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-03.


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