Coleophora telonica

Coleophora telonica is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern France.

Coleophora telonica
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C. telonica
Binomial name
Coleophora telonica
Nel, 1991[1]

The larvae feed on Alyssum spinosum. They create a greyish composite leaf case of about 9 mm built from three to five mined leaf fragments. The mouth angle is 50-60°.[2] Hibernation takes place when the cases are still small. Full-grown larvae can be found in spring when the host plant is developing new foliage.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-27.


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