Biology:Coleophora cracella

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora cracella
Coleophora cracella.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. cracella
Binomial name
Coleophora cracella
(Vallot, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea cracella Vallot, 1835
  • Coleophora lugduniella Stainton, 1859

Coleophora cracella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern France and Spain and from Slovakia and Hungary to Bulgaria and southern Russia .

leaf of Vicia cracca eaten by the larva
Larva
Larval case

The larvae feed on Vicia cracca. They create a large, blackish pistol case, almost entirely covered by a transparent pallium.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5143423 entry