Coleophora spumosella

Coleophora spumosella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It has a disjunct distribution and is found in France, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Croatia and southern Russia.

Coleophora spumosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. spumosella
Binomial name
Coleophora spumosella

The larvae feed on Astragalus, Dorycnium pentaphyllum, Medicago and Ononis species. They create a black pistol case with a large transparent-white pallium that leaves a small part of the case uncovered. The mouth angle is about 45°.[2] Larvae can be found from autumn to April.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-27.


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