Biology:Coleophora lassella
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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. lassella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859[1]
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Coleophora lassella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in).[2] There are possibly two generations per year in western Europe, with adults on wing from late May to June and again in mid-August.[3]
The larvae feed on toad rush (Juncus bufonius). The case is made from a seed capsule and the larvae consume the contents of a capsule before attaching to another one to feed. The final case is 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long and a mouth angle 20°–30°.[4]
Distribution
The moth is widespread in Europe including Belgium, the Canary Islands, Corsica, Crete, Cyprus, Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway , Poland , Portugal, southern Russia , Sardinia, Sicily, Spain , Sweden and the Netherlands.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3a45f9a2-b019-4257-920d-db75e4226048. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=261000&p=1.
- ↑ " Coleophora lassella Toad-rush Case-bearer". https://suffolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?bf=5520. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ "Coleophora lassella (Staudinger, 1859)". http://www.ukflymines.co.uk/Moths/Coleophora_lassella.php. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5143845 entry
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