Biology:Coleophora ptarmicia
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coleophora ptarmicia | |
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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. ptarmicia
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora ptarmicia Walsingham, 1910
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Coleophora ptarmicia is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, France , Hungary, Italy (including Sicily), Latvia, Lithuania, southern Russia , and the eastern Palearctic realm.[1] It is also found in China .[2]
The larvae feed on Achillea collina, Achillea millefolium, Achillea ptarmica and Achillea setacea. They create a lobe case of about 7 mm long, covered with large, yellow, leaf fragments widely standing out. The mouth angle is about 40°.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found at the end of May.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleophora ptarmicia. |
Wikidata ☰ Q5144206 entry
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