Coleophora molothrella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on Honshu island of Japan.
Coleophora molothrella | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. molothrella
|
Binomial name | |
Coleophora molothrella Baldizzone & Oku, 1988
|
The wingspan is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in).[1] Adults are on wing from late July to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Aster glehni, Aster ageratoides and Kalimeris pinnatifida.[2]
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Coleophora molothrella.
Wikispecies has information related to Coleophora molothrella.
- ^ Baldizzone, Giorgio; Oku, Toshio (1988). "Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae II". Lepidoptera Science. 39 (3): 207–221. doi:10.18984/lepid.39.3_207.
- ^ Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.