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Coleophora pyrenaica

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Species of moth

Coleophora pyrenaica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. pyrenaica
Binomial name
Coleophora pyrenaica
Baldizzone, 1980

Coleophora pyrenaica is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern France and on the Iberian Peninsula.

The larvae feed on Thymus vulgaris. They create a trivalved, grey, tubular silken case of 6–7 mm long with a mouth angle of about 25°. The case is covered with detritus.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
Taxon identifiers
Coleophora pyrenaica


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