Coleophora svenssoni

Coleophora svenssoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. svenssoni
Binomial name
Coleophora svenssoni
Baldizzone, 1985[1]
Synonyms
  • Amseliphora seghedinii Nemes, 2004

Coleophora svenssoni is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Lapland, the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains.

The larvae feed on Astragalus alpinus, Astragalus frigidus, Hedysarum hedysaroides and Oxytropis halleri. They create a very untidy greenish yellow to brownish lobe case of 6–8 mm. The rear end is strongly curved downwards. The mouth angle is 0-10°.[2]

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