Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora uralensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coleophora Rank Species | |
Coleophora uralensis is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern France, Spain, Hungary, Croatia, southern Russia, Afghanistan and Iran.
Adults are on wing in late May and June.
The larvae feed on Artemisia alba. They make a dark brown, laterally compressed composite leaf case of 7–8 mm. The mouth angle is about 30°. The case is composed of 10-15 v-shaped leaf fragments.
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