Coleophora directella

Coleophora directella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. directella
Binomial name
Coleophora directella
Zeller, 1849[1]

Coleophora directella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Great Britain, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. It is also known from China.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Helichrysum species.[4] Larvae can be found from September to June of the following year.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ lepiforum.de
  4. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-29.


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