Coleophora paripennella
| Coleophora paripennella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. paripennella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora paripennella Zeller, 1839[1] | |
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Coleophora paripennella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and Balkan Peninsula.
Mined leaf of Centaurea nigra with attached larva-case
Larva
Larval case
The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Adults are metallic bronze with white-tipped dark antennae. They are on wing from July to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Arctium, Arnica, Carduus, Carlina, Centaurea jacea, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Saussurea, Serratula tinctoria and Solidago species. Full-grown larva live in a blackish brown trivalved tubular silken case of about 8 mm. The mouth angle is 0°-10°, causing the case to lie almost flat on the leaf.[3] Full-grown larvae can be from the end of May to early June.
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