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Coleophora ditella

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Coleophora ditella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. ditella
Binomial name
Coleophora ditella
Zeller, 1849
Synonyms
  • Coleophora anatolica Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora roessleri Heinemann & Wocke, 1877

Coleophora ditella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria.

Mined leaf of Artemisia campestris with larva-case attached
Larva
Larval case

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium, Artemisia alba, Artemisia campestris, Artemisia maritima, Artemisia vulgaris, Aster linosyris, Helichrysum and Tanacetum cinerariifolium. Larvae can be found from September to June.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Coleophora ditella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Coleophora ditella


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