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Coleophora genistae

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Species of moth

Coleophora genistae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. genistae
Binomial name
Coleophora genistae
Stainton, 1857

Coleophora genistae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Romania. It is also known from Turkey.

Description

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). They are on wing from June to August in western Europe.

References

  1. "Coleophora genistae Stainton, 1857". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. "Contribution to the knowledge of Coleophoridae. CXV. About some interesting species of Coleophoridae of Turkey and adjacent countries (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-07-17.
  3. "Coleophora genistae". UK Moths. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

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Sprig of Genista anglica with mined leaves
Larva
Larval case
Taxon identifiers
Coleophora genistae


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