Coleophora violacea is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Hungary and from Great Britain to Russia.

Coleophora violacea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. violacea
Binomial name
Coleophora violacea
(Ström, 1783)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena violacea Strom, 1783
  • Coleophora albicornuella Bradley, 1956
  • Coleophora hornigi Toll, 1952
Mined leaves of Prunus spinosa with a larva-case attached
Larva
Larval case

Description

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The wingspan is 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from late May to June in western Europe.[2]

The larvae feed on Agrimonia, Alnus, Betula, Carpinus betulus, Castanea sativa, Cornus, Corylus avellana, Crataegus, Cydonia oblonga, Filipendula ulmaria, Fragaria vesca, Humulus lupulus, Lonicera, Lythrum, Malus sylvestris, Mespilus germanica, Potentilla, Prunus spinosa, Pyrus communis, Rhamnus catharticus, Ribes, Rosa, Rubus, Sanguisorba, Sorbus, Staphylea pinnata, Symphoricarpos albus, Tilia, Ulmus and Viburnum species.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in October.

References

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  1. ^ "Coleophora violacea (Ström, 1783)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.026 BF509 Coleophora violacea (Str?m, 1783)". UKMoths. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Coleophora violacea". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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