en Augasma aeratella

Augasma aeratella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Augasma
Species:	A. aeratella
Binomial name
	Augasma aeratella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Elachista aeratella Zeller, 1839;

Augasma aeratella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe (except most Fennoscandia and parts of the Balkan Peninsula). The habitat consists of open landscapes of forest-steppe and steppe biotopes.

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.^[2]

The larva live in fusiform galls on the stems of Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum arenarium and Polygonum lapathifolium. They can be found from late June to mid-August.^[3]

References

^ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Moths of Suffolk". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
^ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)

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[1] Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "The Moths of Suffolk". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-06-15.

[3] The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)

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