Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora sardocorsa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coleophora Rank Species | |
Coleophora sardocorsa is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.
The larvae feed on Genista aspalathoides and Genista corsica. They create a slender composite leaf case, made out of six or seven mined leaflets. The cases is 9–11 mm, bivalved and has a mouth angle of about 40°. The rearmost leaflet, in which the larva hibernates, is dark brown. The remainder of the case is light brown.
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