Biology:Coleophora deviella

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora deviella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. deviella
Binomial name
Coleophora deviella
Zeller, 1847[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora suaedivora Meyrick, 1928
  • Coleophora maeniacella Toll, 1952

Coleophora deviella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Denmark to Spain , Sardinia, Sicily and Greece and from Great Britain to southern Russia . It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to July in western Europe[2] and from late May to June in Russia.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves and fruits of Bassia laniflora, Suaeda (including Suaeda maritima), Kochia, Salsola and Halostachys species. Full grown larvae live in a pale yellowish brown, trivalved, tubular silken case of about 9 mm with a mouth angle of 20-30°.[4] Larvae can be found from August onwards. They are full-grown in October.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5143480 entry