Coleophora musculella

Coleophora musculella

Coleophora musculella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. musculella
Binomial name
Coleophora musculella Muhlig, 1864

Coleophora musculella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Poland to the Pyrenees and from France to Hungary.

The larvae feed on Dianthus carthusianorum and Dianthus superbus. They create a trivalved tubular silken case of 5-6 mm, with a mouth angle of 35-40°. The case is yellowish brown with a number of brownish black length lines. Larvae can be found from September to May.

References

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