Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora absinthivora | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coleophora Rank Species | |
Coleophora absinthivora is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in France and Spain.
The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a whitish, woolly, bivalved leaf case of about 6 mm with a mouth angle of about 20°.
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