Coleophora partitella

Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora partitella

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Coleophoridae
Genus:  | Coleophora
Species:  |

C. partitella

Binomial name
Coleophora partitella

Zeller, 1849[1]

Synonyms

* Ischnophanes davidii Nemes, 2003

Coleophora partitella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia and to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Romania and from France to Poland .

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.[2]

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium, Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia alba. They create a laterally strongly compressed, two-valved, black silken case of 10-11.5 mm long. The rear end is narrowed and the mouth angle is 20-25°.[3] Larvae can be found from September to May.

## References

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1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
2. ↑ Swedish Moths
3. ↑ "bladmineerders.nl". http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/coleophora/partitella/partitella.htm.

Wikidata ☰ Q5144124 entry

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