Kingdom Animalia Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora deauratella Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Coleophora Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Coleophora, Butterflies and moths, Coleophora mayrella, Coleophora alcyonipennella, Coleophora frischella |
Coleophora deauratella coleophoridae lepidoptera
Coleophora deauratella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, as well as Asia Minor, Lebanon and Tasmania. It is an introduced species in North America.
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The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Trifolium pratense. The larvae feed on the developing seeds and build a case closely resembling a floret of the food plant.
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![Coleophora deauratella Coleophora deauratella Lienig amp Zeller 1846 Coleophoridae](https://alchetron.com/cdn/coleophora-deauratella-bcb950ad-f8d0-4c48-a93a-16dfa5ddc24-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Coleophora deauratella Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA