Coleophora onopordiella

Coleophora onopordiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. onopordiella
Binomial name
	Coleophora onopordiella; Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
	Coleophora cerinaula Meyrick 1936; Coleophora eremica Amsel, 1935; Coleophora fusca Toll, 1952; Coleophora pseudophlomidella Toll, 1952; Coleophora sivandella Toll, 1959; Klinzigedia litorella Nemes, 2003;

Coleophora onopordiella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France and Italy, and from Poland to Greece.

The larvae feed on Arctium, Berteroa, Bromus, Erysimum, Marrubium vulgare, Onopordum, Salvia, Secale, Stachys officinalis and Xeranthemum species. They create a laterally compressed, bivalved, composite leaf case. The case is made out of about 15 leaf fragments, that extend saw-like dorsally and ventrally. The mouth angle is about 30°.[2]

References

Fauna Europaea
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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-03.