Biology:Coleophora albicella

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora albicella
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C. albicella
Binomial name
Coleophora albicella
Constant, 1885[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora santolinae Hartig 1938
  • Coleophora ventifuga Walsingham, 1898

Coleophora albicella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France , Spain , Corsica and Sardinia.

The larvae feed on Artemisia caerulescens gallica and Santolina chamaecyparissus. They create a tubular silken case. The surface has a number of fine, vague, length lines and a white dumentum. The case is 6–7 mm long, trivalved and has a mouth angle of about 0°. The case has a rather sharp bend just behind the mouth.[2] Larvae can be found from October to June.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5143133 entry