Coleophora granulatella

Coleophora granulatella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is known from most of Europe to China. It was recently reported from North America, with records from Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Wyoming and Washington.[2]

Coleophora granulatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. granulatella
Binomial name
Coleophora granulatella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora artemisiae Muhlig, 1864

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2011-03-25.


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