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Coleophora ahenella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. ahenella
Binomial name
Coleophora ahenella
Heinemann, 1877

Coleophora ahenella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in all of Europe, except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). They are on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on Cornus mas, Cornus sanguinea, Lonicera alpigena, Lonicera nigra, Lonicera xylosteum, Lonicera chrysantha, Rhamnus catharticus, Rhamnus frangula, Symphoricarpos albus and Viburnum lantana. They create a lobe case of about 7 mm (0.28 in) long. In Great Britain, the larvae live for two years.

References

  1. "Coleophora ahenella Heinemann, 1877". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "7.031 BF514 Coleophora ahenella Heinemann, [1876]". UKMoths. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. "Coleophora ahenella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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Taxon identifiers
Coleophora ahenella


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