Coleophora chrysanthemi
Appearance
Coleophora chrysanthemi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. chrysanthemi
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora chrysanthemi |
Coleophora chrysanthemi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Finland to Italy and Hungary.
The adults are small brown moths with fringed wings and long antennae.[2]
The larvae feed on a species of tansy, Tanacetum corymbosum. They create a tubular silken case with dark length ridges.[3] Larvae can be found in the spring, up to April.
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Coleophoridae
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-04-28.