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Coleophora glitzella

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Species of moth

Coleophora glitzella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. glitzella
Binomial name
Coleophora glitzella
Hofmann, 1869

Coleophora glitzella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Italy and from Great Britain to Romania. It was recently reported from Yukon, Canada.

Description

The wingspan is 10–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in).

The larvae feed on Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Vaccinium uliginosum. Full-grown larvae can be found at the end of April.

References

  1. "Coleophora glitzella Hofmann, 1869". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  4. "Coleophora glitzella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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Taxon identifiers
Coleophora glitzella


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