Biology:Coleophora cartilaginella

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora cartilaginella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. cartilaginella
Binomial name
Coleophora cartilaginella
Christoph, 1872[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora dubiosa Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora medicagivora Toll, 1961
  • Coleophora paraspumosella Toll, 1957

Coleophora cartilaginella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It has a disjunct distribution. It has been recorded from the Iberian Peninsula, northern Russia , Hungary, Ukraine , Serbia and North Macedonia. It is also known from southern Russia , central Asia, Iran and Afghanistan.

Adults are on wing in June.[2]

The larvae feed on Astragalus albicaulis and Medicago species. They create a straw-coloured pistol case of up to 16 mm long. The mouth angle is about 45°.[3] Larvae can be found from autumn to June of the following year.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5143347 entry