Coleophora chalcogrammella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839 and is found in Europe.
Coleophora chalcogrammella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. chalcogrammella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora chalcogrammella |
Description
editThe wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)
The larvae feed on thyme-leaf sandwort (Arenaria serpyllifolia), field mouse-ear, (Cerastium arvense), three-nerved sandwort (Moehringia trinervia), lesser stitchwort (Stellaria graminea) and greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea).[2] Full-grown cases can be found in May.
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.[3]
Distribution
editIt is found from Sweden and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.
References
edit- ^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". UKflymines. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links
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