Coleophora serratulella

Coleophora serratulella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany to the Pyrenees and Alps and from France to Romania and Greece.

Mined leaf of Serratula cyanoides with larva-case attached
Larva
Larval case

Coleophora serratulella
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C. serratulella
Binomial name
Coleophora serratulella
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1]

The larvae feed on Jurinea species and Serratula tinctoria. They create a composite leaf case of up to 16 mm long. The mouth angle is about 30°.[2] Full-grown larvae can be found in July.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-04-27.


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