Coleophora frischella

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Coleophora frischella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. frischella
Binomial name
Coleophora frischella
Synonyms
List
    • Adela frischella(Linnaeus, 1758)
    • Tinea frischellaLinnaeus, 1758
    • Phalaena frischellaLinnaeus, 1758
    • Coleophora dannehliToll, 1952
    • Coleophora auronitellaToll, 1962

Coleophora frischella, the clover case-bearer or Frisch’s case-moth, is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern parts of the Palearctic realm. It is also present in the Near East.

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Coleophora sp., possibly frischella
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Coleophora sp., possibly frischella

It is indistinguishable of Coleophora alcyonipennella from which it is separable only by dissection. [2]

The wingspan is 11.5–14.5 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and in August. There are two generations per year.[ citation needed ]

The larvae feed on the seeds of various Trifolium species. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Coleophora frischella (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "37.034 BF517a Coleophora frischella (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKMoths. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora frischella (Linnaeus, 1758) white-clover case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 25 November 2019.


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