Biology:Coleophora idaeella

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora idaeella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. idaeella
Binomial name
Coleophora idaeella
Hofmann, 1869[1]

Coleophora idaeella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Poland .

The wingspan is 13–15 mm for males and 11.5–13.5 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Full-grown larvae live in a bivalved composite leaf case composed of three leaf fragments of increasing age and decreasing size. The case is about 10 mm long with a mouth angle of about 60°.[2] The larvae overwinter twice. Full-grown larvae can be found in May.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q5143723 entry