Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora pterosparti | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coleophora Rank Species | |
Coleophora pterosparti is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.
The larvae feed on Chamaespartium tridentatum. They create a spatulate leaf case, made from the mined apical part of a phyllodium. Larvae can be found from January to April.
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