Coleophora macrobiella

Coleophora macrobiella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern France and Spain.

Coleophora macrobiella
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C. macrobiella
Binomial name
Coleophora macrobiella
Constant, 1885[1]

The larvae feed on Camphorosma monspeliaca. They create a very slender, dark grey, tubular silken case of 15–16 mm.[2] Larvae can be found from October to May.

References

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


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