Coleophora variicornis

Coleophora variicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. variicornis
Binomial name
Coleophora variicornis
Toll, 1952[1]

Coleophora variicornis is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Germany to Italy and from France to Greece.

The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.5 mm for males and 4.5–5 mm for females. Adults have been found on Melilotus officinalis.[2]

The larvae feed on Trifolium pratense.[3]

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