Biology:Coleophora saturatella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coleophora saturatella | |
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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. saturatella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora saturatella Stainton, 1850[1]
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Coleophora saturatella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, the Alps and Albania and from Great Britain to Romania. It has also been recorded from southern Russia .
Description
The larvae feed on broom (Cytisus scoparius), black broom (Lembotropis nigricans), aluaga (Genista scorpius), dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria), Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) and gorse Ulex europaeus.[citation needed] They create a very untidy, bivalved lobe case of 7–8 mm. The mouth angle is 90°.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in June.
References
- ↑ "Coleophora saturatella Stainton, 1850". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/03134625-cc9f-44d3-ae71-027bcfd19861. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/museum.php?speciescode=260390&m=1.
- ↑ "bladmineerders.nl". http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/coleophora/saturatella/saturatella.htm.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5144279 entry
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