Biology:Coleophora riffelensis

Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora riffelensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. riffelensis
Binomial name
Coleophora riffelensis Rebel, 1913
Synonyms
Toll, 1950 Toll, 1952 Coleophora fischeri Coleophora eudoriella Toll, 1950 Coleophora klemensiewiczi

Coleophora riffelensis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It has a fragmented distribution between the Baltic states and central Russia in the north and the Iberian Peninsula and North Macedonia in the south.

The larvae feed on Dianthus lumnitzeri serotinus. Youth cases are 1 mm long and entirely covered by sand grains. Later, they create a trivalved tubular silken case of about 10 mm long. The mouth angle is 35-40°. The colour is light grey with indistinct length lines. Full-grown cases can be found in late June.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5144244 entry