Coleophora crepidinella

Coleophora crepidinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. crepidinella
Binomial name
	Coleophora crepidinella; Zeller, 1847[1]
Synonyms
	Coleophora betae Falkovitsh, 1978; Coleophora flavogrisea Toll, 1942;

Coleophora crepidinella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, Mallorca, Sardinia, Sicily and in Greece.

The larvae feed on Beta maritima. They create a cylindrical, 6–7 mm long, tubular silken case with a mouth angle of 75-80°. The rim of the mouth is dark brown, fading to light brown more to the rear.[2] At flowering time the larvae feed on the ground leaves. Later, they feed on the fruits.

References

Fauna Europaea
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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-04-28.