Coleophora svenssoni
Coleophora svenssoni is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Lapland, the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. svenssoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora svenssoni Baldizzone, 1985[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Astragalus alpinus, Astragalus frigidus, Hedysarum hedysaroides and Oxytropis halleri. They create a very untidy greenish yellow to brownish lobe case of 6–8 mm. The rear end is strongly curved downwards. The mouth angle is 0-10°.[2]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
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