Biology:Coleophora cartilaginella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coleophora cartilaginella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleophora cartilaginella. |
Wikidata ☰ Q5143347 entry
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