Coleophora settarii

Coleophora settarii is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.

Coleophora settarii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. settarii
Binomial name
Coleophora settarii
Wocke, 1877[1]

The larvae feed on Artemisia alba, Artemisia caerulescens gallica, Artemisia campestris and Artemisia campestris maritima. They create a yellow-brown tubular silken case, with fine length lines. The case is trivalved, 10–12 mm long and has a mouth angle of about 45°.[2] Larvae can be found September to May.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-04-27.


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