Coleophora ravillella

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

Coleophora ravillella
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C. ravillella
Binomial name
Coleophora ravillella
Toll, 1961[1]

The larvae feed on Onobrychis saxatilis and Onobrychis viciifolia. They create a bivalved lobe case or a very untidy composite leaf case of 7–9 mm long. It is made up of 4-5 withered leaflets. The mouth opening is shifted laterally.[2]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-05-04.


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