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Coleophora gnaphalii

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Species of moth

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

Coleophora gnaphalii is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden and the Baltic States to the Pyrenees, the Alps and Romania and from France to Russia.

Sprig of "Gnaphalium arenarium" (=Helichrysum arenarium) with two larva-cases attached
Larva
Larval case

The wingspan is 9–12 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Arfaktablad om Coleophora gnaphalii Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
Taxon identifiers
Coleophora gnaphalii


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