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Coleophora milvipennis
Coleophora milvipennis male genitalia, Tregarron bog, Wales,
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. milvipennis
Binomial name
Coleophora milvipennis Zeller, 1839
Synonyms
Eupista milvipennis

Coleophora milvipennis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in all of Europe, east to Japan (Hokkaido).

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. It was previously thought to be the birch-feeding form of Coleophora limosipennella until the 1970s, when it was separated as a separate species. Adult moths have buff forewings with a whitish stripe along the costa.It is impossible to identify without microscopic examination of the genitalia.

Adults are on wing in one generation per year from late June to July.

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa, Alnus incana, Alnus viridis, Betula nana, Betula pubescens, Carpinus betulus, Corylus avellana and Myrica gale. Larvae can be found almost year-round.

References

1. "Coleophora milvipennis Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
2. Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
4. Emmet A.M., Langmaid J.R., Bland K.P., Corley M.G.V. & Razowski J, Coleophoridae in A. Maitland Emmet ed., 1996 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)
5. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
6. Ellis, W N. "Coleophora milvipennis Zeller, 1839 buff birch case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

External links

• Media related to Coleophora milvipennis at Wikimedia Commons
• Bestimmungshilfe für die in Europa nachgewiesenen Schmetterlingsarten
• Coleophora milvipennis at Ukmoths

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