Coleophora calycotomella

Coleophora calycotomella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from the Netherlands and Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily and Crete.

Coleophora calycotomella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. calycotomella
Binomial name
Coleophora calycotomella
Synonyms
  • Coleophora afra Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora cuencella Toll, 1960
  • Coleophora oranella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora paraobviella Toll, 1961

The wingspan is 11.5–15 mm (0.45–0.59 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Adenocarpus, Calicotome and common broom (Cytisus scoparius).[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in March and May.

References

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  1. ^ "Coleophora calycotomella Stainton, 1869". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
  3. ^ "Coleophora calycotomella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.