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Coleophora dianthi

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Coleophora dianthi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. dianthi
Binomial name
Coleophora dianthi
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
Synonyms
  • Coleophora amseli Toll, 1942

Coleophora dianthi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, Russia, Turkey and Iraq.

The wingspan is about 13.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Dianthus cartusianorum. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
Taxon identifiers
Coleophora dianthi


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