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Coleophora albicans

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Species of moth

Coleophora albicans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. albicans
Binomial name
Coleophora albicans
Zeller, 1849
Synonyms
  • Coleophora artemisiella Scott, 1861
  • Coleophora simillimella Fuchs, 1881

Coleophora albicans is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to southern Russia and further east to Japan. It is also known from China.

The wingspan is 11–14 mm.

The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and Artemisia maritima.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Japanese Moths
  4. Ellis, W N. "Coleophora albicans Zeller, 1849 wormwood case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

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Taxon identifiers
Coleophora albicans


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