Coleophora amethystinella

Coleophora amethystinella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in Asia and Europe.

Coleophora amethystinella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. amethystinella
Binomial name
Coleophora amethystinella
Synonyms
  • Coleophora metallica Toll, 1961

Taxonomy

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The species was previously considered to be a synonym of Coleophora fuscicornis.

Description

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The length of the forewings is 7–8.5 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females.[2] [3] Adults are on wing in June in western Europe.They feed within the seedpods of their host plant.[4]

Distribution

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The moth has a disjunct distribution being found in the Mediterranean region from Portugal to Iraq. It was first recorded from Essex, England in 1973 and has since been found elsewhere in southern England.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ^ Stübner, Andreas (2007). Taxonomische Revision der Coleophora frischella-Artengruppe (Coleophoridae) [taxonomic revision of the Coleophora frischella-species group] (PDF) (in German). Pensoft Publishers. Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via Nota Lepidopterologica.
  3. ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "37.047 BF520 Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ^ "37.047 [B&F: 0520] Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". Hants Moths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.