Coleophora campestriphaga

Coleophora campestriphaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. campestriphaga
Binomial name
Coleophora campestriphaga
Baldizzone & Patzak, 1980[1]

Coleophora campestriphaga is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Romania.[2]

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris. They create a light coloured silken tube with some darker length lines caused by detritus particles.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in March and May.

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