Biology:Coleophora partitella
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Short description: Species of moth
Coleophora partitella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. partitella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora partitella Zeller, 1849[1]
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Coleophora partitella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia and to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Romania and from France to Poland .
The wingspan is 16–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.[2]
The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium, Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia alba. They create a laterally strongly compressed, two-valved, black silken case of 10-11.5 mm long. The rear end is narrowed and the mouth angle is 20-25°.[3] Larvae can be found from September to May.
References
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Wikidata ☰ Q5144124 entry
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