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 Coleophoridae family. 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.

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