Coleophora salviella

Coleophora salviella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands (Tenerife, La Gomera, Fuerteventura) and in Algeria, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.[2]

Coleophora salviella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
C. salviella
Binomial name
Coleophora salviella
Chretien, 1916[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora pagmana Toll, 1962
  • Coleophora gomerella Falkovitsh, 1978

The larvae feed on Salvia aegyptiaca. They create an almost straight composite leaf case, composed of two or three leaf fragments. The case is two-valved, 11–14.5 mm (0.43–0.57 in) long, and has a mouth angle of 45-50°.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found from April to May.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.