Coleophora kautzi

Coleophora kautzi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. kautzi
Binomial name
	Coleophora kautzi; Rebel, 1933[1]
Synonyms
	Coleophora andalusiae Toll, 1960; Coleophora pirizanella Toll, 1959;

Coleophora kautzi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the Mediterranean region and southern Russia.

The larvae feed on Alyssum minus and Alyssum montanum. They create a bivalved composite leaf case of about 15 mm with a mouth angle of about 30°. The case is mostly light brown, although the rear end is dark brown.[2]

References

Fauna Europaea
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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2011-04-29.