Coleophora kautzi
| Coleophora kautzi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. kautzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora kautzi Rebel, 1933[1] | |
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Coleophora kautzi is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in the Mediterranean region and southern Russia.
The larvae feed on Alyssum minus and Alyssum montanum. They create a bivalved composite leaf case of about 15 mm with a mouth angle of about 30°. The case is mostly light brown, although the rear end is dark brown.[2]
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