Coleophora eupreta

Coleophora eupreta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and North Macedonia.

Coleophora eupreta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. eupreta
Binomial name
Coleophora eupreta
Synonyms
  • Coleophora argentariella Klimesch, 1951
  • Coleophora gozmanyi Toll, 1960
  • Colephora circumdatella Turati, 1934

The larvae feed on Helianthemum apenninum, Helianthemum canum, Helianthemum guttatum, Helianthemum lavandulifolium, Helianthemum nummularium and Helianthemum sessiliflorum. They create a brown leaf case of 7–8 mm. The case is covered by dense wool and has a mouth angle of about 35°.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-29.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.