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Coleophora pyrenaica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Coleophoridae

Scientific name
  
Coleophora pyrenaica

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Coleophora

Rank
  
Species

Coleophora pyrenaica is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern France and on the Iberian Peninsula.

The larvae feed on Thymus vulgaris. They create a trivalved, grey, tubular silken case of 6–7 mm long with a mouth angle of about 25°. The case is covered with detritus.

References

Coleophora pyrenaica Wikipedia