Coleophora dianthi
| Coleophora dianthi | |
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| 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] | |
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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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