Biology:Coleophora cartilaginella
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Short description: Species of moth
Coleophora cartilaginella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. cartilaginella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora cartilaginella Christoph, 1872[1]
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Coleophora cartilaginella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It has a disjunct distribution. It has been recorded from the Iberian Peninsula, northern Russia , Hungary, Ukraine , Serbia and North Macedonia. It is also known from southern Russia , central Asia, Iran and Afghanistan.
Adults are on wing in June.[2]
The larvae feed on Astragalus albicaulis and Medicago species. They create a straw-coloured pistol case of up to 16 mm long. The mouth angle is about 45°.[3] Larvae can be found from autumn to June of the following year.
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Wikidata ☰ Q5143347 entry
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