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Coleophora caelebipennella

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Species of moth

Coleophora caelebipennella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. caelebipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora caelebipennella
Zeller, 1839

Coleophora caelebipennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Great Britain, Ireland, and the Balkan Peninsula. It is also known from Pakistan.

Mined leaf of Artemisia campestris with case attached
Larva

The wingspan is 13–16 mm.

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris, Artemisia vulgaris, Centaurea, Chrysanthemum, Gnaphalium, Helichrysum arenarium, Helichrysum italicum, Helichrysum italicum serotinum and Helichrysum stoechas. Larvae can be found from September to July.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. A Taxonomic Review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) Of The Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka Described by Edward Meyrick
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
  4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
Taxon identifiers
Coleophora caelebipennella


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