Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora pratella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coleophora Rank Species | |
Similar Coleophora silenella, Coleophora pennella, Coleophora conspicuella, Coleophora siccifolia, Coleophora ornatipennella | ||
Coleophora pratella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from France and Belgium to Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria and from Germany to Italy, Austria and Hungary.
The larvae feed on Polygonum bistorta, Fallopia dumetorum and Fallopia convolvulus. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.
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