Coleophora pyrenaica

Coleophora pyrenaica is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern France and on the Iberian Peninsula.

Coleophora pyrenaica
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C. pyrenaica
Binomial name
Coleophora pyrenaica
Baldizzone, 1980[1]

The larvae feed on Thymus vulgaris. They create a trivalved, grey, tubular silken case of 6–7 mm long with a mouth angle of about 25°. The case is covered with detritus.[2]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-05-04.


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