Biology:Coleophora dubiella

Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora dubiella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. dubiella
Binomial name
Coleophora dubiella Baker, 1888
Synonyms
Coleophora eucera Toll, 1952 Coleophora leucostrigella Toll, 1960 Coleophora microeucera Toll, 1956 Coleophora reisseri Rebel, 1926 Coleophora assimilatella Turati, 1926

Coleophora dubiella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain , France , southern Russia and Turkey.

The wingspan is 19–20 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Artemisia species, including Artemisia fragrans. They create a brownish-white, pistol-shaped case enclosed within two nautilus-shaped lateral silky covers.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5143510 entry