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Coleophora ballotella

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Species of moth

Coleophora ballotella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. ballotella
Binomial name
Coleophora ballotella
(Fischer v. Röslerstamm, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Ornix ballotella Fischer v. Röslerstamm, 1839
  • Multicoloria alexinschiella Nemes, 2004

Coleophora ballotella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany, Poland and the Baltic States to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It has also been recorded from northern and southern Russia.

The larvae feed on Ballota nigra, Lamium amplexicaule, Leonurus, Marrubium peregrinum, Marrubium vulgare, Stachys officinalis and Teucrium chamaedrys. Full-grown larvae can be found in June and July.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Coleophora ballotella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Coleophora ballotella


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