Coleophora chalcogrammella

Coleophora chalcogrammella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. chalcogrammella
Binomial name
Coleophora chalcogrammella
Zeller, 1839[1]

Coleophora chalcogrammella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839 and is found in Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)

The larvae feed on thyme-leaf sandwort (Arenaria serpyllifolia), field mouse-ear, (Cerastium arvense), three-nerved sandwort (Moehringia trinervia), lesser stitchwort (Stellaria graminea) and greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea).[2] Full-grown cases can be found in May.

Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.[3]

Distribution

It is found from Sweden and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.

References

  1. ^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". UKflymines. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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