Coleophora enkomiella
Coleophora enkomiella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu in Japan.
| Coleophora enkomiella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. enkomiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora enkomiella Baldizzone & Oku, 1988 | |
The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in).[1] Adults are on wing in high summer.
The larvae feed on Artemisia princeps and Artemisia montana.[2] They make blotch-mines on the leaves of their host plant in autumn.
References
- Baldizzone, Giorgio; Oku, Toshio (1988). "Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae II". Lepidoptera Science. 39 (3): 207–221. doi:10.18984/lepid.39.3_207.
- Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.
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