Coleophora dianthi

Coleophora dianthi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. dianthi
Binomial name
Coleophora dianthi
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora amseli Toll, 1942

Coleophora dianthi is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, Russia, Turkey and Iraq.

The wingspan is about 13.5 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Dianthus cartusianorum. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

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