Coleophora onopordiella

Coleophora onopordiella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France and Italy, and from Poland to Greece.

Coleophora onopordiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. onopordiella
Binomial name
Coleophora onopordiella Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
Coleophora cerinaula Meyrick 1936 Coleophora eremica Amsel, 1935 Coleophora fusca Toll, 1952 Coleophora pseudophlomidella Toll, 1952 Coleophora sivandella Toll, 1959 Klinzigedia litorella Nemes, 2003

The larvae feed on Arctium, Berteroa, Bromus, Erysimum, Marrubium vulgare, Onopordum, Salvia, Secale, Stachys officinalis and Xeranthemum species. They create a laterally compressed, bivalved, composite leaf case. The case is made out of about 15 leaf fragments, that extend saw-like dorsally and ventrally. The mouth angle is about 30°.[2]

References

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