Coleophora acrisella

Species of moth

Coleophora acrisella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. acrisella
Binomial name
Coleophora acrisella
Milliere, 1872[1]

Coleophora acrisella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from the Czech Republic to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece and from France to Hungary.

The wingspan is about 12 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Dorycnium hirsutum and Dorycnium pentaphyllum (including Dorycnium pentaphyllum germanicum). They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ lepiforum.de
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
Taxon identifiers
Coleophora acrisella


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