Biology:Coleophora luteochrella
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Short description: Species of moth
Coleophora luteochrella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. luteochrella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora luteochrella Baldizzone & Tabell, 2009[1]
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Coleophora luteochrella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Spain and southern, eastern and northern Portugal.
The wingspan is 10.5–12 millimetres (0.41–0.47 in). Adults have a pale ochreous head, thorax and labial palpus. The forewings are light ochreous to ochreous, irrorated with ochreous-brown-tipped scales. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the Latin luteus (meaning yellow) and ochra (meaning ochre). The specific name refers to the color of the forewing.
References
- ↑ "Coleophora luteochrella Baldizzone & Tabell, 2009". Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=435621. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ↑ Coleophora luteochrella Baldizzone & Tabell, sp. n., a new coleophorid moth from the Iberian Peninsula (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
External links
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Wikidata ☰ Q5143902 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleophora luteochrella.
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