Coleophora genistae

Coleophora genistae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. genistae
Binomial name
Coleophora genistae

Coleophora genistae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Romania. It is also known from Turkey.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). They are on wing from June to August in western Europe.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Coleophora genistae Stainton, 1857". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Contribution to the knowledge of Coleophoridae. CXV. About some interesting species of Coleophoridae of Turkey and adjacent countries (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-07-17.
  3. ^ "Coleophora genistae". UK Moths. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
Sprig of Genista anglica with mined leaves
Larva
Larval case


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