Biology:Coleophora pyrenaica

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora pyrenaica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. pyrenaica
Binomial name
Coleophora pyrenaica
Baldizzone, 1980[1]

Coleophora pyrenaica is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern France and on the Iberian Peninsula.

The larvae feed on Thymus vulgaris. They create a trivalved, grey, tubular silken case of 6–7 mm long with a mouth angle of about 25°. The case is covered with detritus.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5144214 entry