Coleophora serratulella
Coleophora serratulella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany to the Pyrenees and Alps and from France to Romania and Greece.
Mined leaf of Serratula cyanoides with larva-case attached
Larva
Larval case
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. serratulella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora serratulella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1] | |
The larvae feed on Jurinea species and Serratula tinctoria. They create a composite leaf case of up to 16 mm long. The mouth angle is about 30°.[2] Full-grown larvae can be found in July.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
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