Biology:Coleophora virgaureae

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora virgaureae
Coleophora virgaureae, North Wales, August 2011 (19443862846).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. virgaureae
Binomial name
Coleophora virgaureae
Stainton, 1857[1]

Coleophora virgaureae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from most of Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula) through the Caucasus, Kazakhstan and Siberia eastward to the Baikal area and the Altai in Russia and Japan .

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from August to September.[3]

The larvae feed on European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea) and sea aster (Aster tripolium).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5144523 entry