Coleophora onopordiella

Coleophora onopordiella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France and Italy, and from Poland to Greece.[2]

Coleophora onopordiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. onopordiella
Binomial name
Coleophora onopordiella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora cerinaula Meyrick 1936
  • Coleophora eremica Amsel, 1935
  • Coleophora fusca Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora pseudophlomidella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora sivandella Toll, 1959
  • Klinzigedia litorella Nemes, 2003

The larvae feed on Arctium, Berteroa, Bromus, Erysimum, Marrubium vulgare, Onopordum, Salvia, Secale, Stachys officinalis and Xeranthemum species. They create a laterally compressed, bivalved, composite leaf case. The case is made out of about 15 leaf fragments, that extend saw-like dorsally and ventrally. The mouth angle is about 30°.[3]

References

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  1. "Fauna Europaea". Fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. "Coleophora onopordiella – Plant Parasites of Europe". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  4. Muhabbet Kemal; Ahmet Ömer Koçak. "On some Microlepidoptera of Bahcesaray district (Van Province, East Turkey)". Priamus. 15. ISSN 1015-8243. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. TOMASZ BARAN (30 June 2008). "On the new and rare Microlepidoptera (Lepidoptera) in Polish fauna" (PDF). Polish Journal of Entomology. 77: 133–143. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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