Coleophora albicans is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to southern Russia and further east to Japan. It is also known from China.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. albicans
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| Coleophora albicans | |
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The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and Artemisia maritima.[4]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora albicans Zeller, 1849 wormwood case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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