Coleophora amethystinella

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

Coleophora amethystinella
Scientific classification
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

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

Description

The length of the forewings is 7–8.5 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females.[2] Adults are dark glossy green, with distinctive orange eyelashes, if observed closely.[3] Adults are on wing in June in western Europe.

The larvae feed on smooth tare (Vicia tetrasperma). They feed within the seedpods of their host plant, living within a movable case with a length of 9–11 mm.[4]

Distribution

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
  1. "Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. Taxonomische Revision der Coleophora frischella-Artengruppe (Coleophoridae)
  3. 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.



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