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Coleophora artemisicolella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Coleophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Coleophora

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Coleophora artemisicolella

Scientific name
  
Coleophora artemisicolella

Coleophora artemisicolella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy, and Bulgaria, and from Great Britain to central and southern Russia, further east to Japan.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris. The larvae form a case very closely resembling a seedhead, and moves from seed to seed leaving diagnostic small holes in the side of each one. Normally, the larvae feed on developing fruits, but might stray to the leaves.

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Coleophora artemisicolella Wikipedia