Coleophora gnaphalii

Coleophora gnaphalii is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden and the Baltic States to the Pyrenees, the Alps and Romania and from France to Russia.

Sprig of "Gnaphalium arenarium" (=Helichrysum arenarium) with two larva-cases attached
Larva
Larval case

Coleophora gnaphalii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. gnaphalii
Binomial name
Coleophora gnaphalii
Zeller, 1839[1]

The wingspan is 9–12 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Gnaphalium species and Helichrysum arenarium. They create a small, curved, hairy case of less than 12 mm. The mouth angle is about 30°.[4] Full-grown larvae can be found from May to June.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Arfaktablad om Coleophora gnaphalii Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
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