Coleophora variicornis

Coleophora variicornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. variicornis
Binomial name
Coleophora variicornis
Toll, 1952[1]

Coleophora variicornis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany to Italy and from France to Greece.

The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.5 mm for males and 4.5–5 mm for females. Adults have been found on Melilotus officinalis.[2]

The larvae feed on Trifolium pratense.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Stübner, Andreas (2007). Taxonomische Revision der Coleophora frischella-Artengruppe (Coleophoridae) [taxonomic revision of the Coleophora frischella-species group] (PDF) (in German). Pensoft Publishers. Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via Nota Lepidopterologica.
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2011-04-26.


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