Biology:Coleophora albicans
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coleophora albicans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. albicans
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora albicans Zeller, 1849[1]
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Coleophora albicans is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to southern Russia and further east to Japan . It is also known from China .[2]
The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and Artemisia maritima. They create a squat tubular silken case of 6–7 mm. The frontal half is covered with felt, while the rear half is greyish with some darker longitudinal lines. The case is trivalved and the mouth angle is about 15-30°. The larvae feed on the leaves and the inflorescence.[4]
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group
- ↑ Japanese Moths
- ↑ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora albicans Zeller, 1849 wormwood case-bearer". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/coleophoridae/coleophora/coleophora-albicans/. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5143134 entry
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