Biology:Coleophora pterosparti

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora pterosparti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. pterosparti
Binomial name
Coleophora pterosparti
Mendes, 1910[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora depauperella Toll, 1960

Coleophora pterosparti is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.

The larvae feed on Chamaespartium tridentatum. They create a spatulate leaf case, made from the mined apical part of a phyllodium.[2] Larvae can be found from January to April.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5144207 entry