Coleophora nutantella

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Coleophora nutantella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. nutantella
Binomial name
Coleophora nutantella
Muhlig & Frey, 1857 [1]
Synonyms
List
  • Coleophora inflataeStainton, 1857
  • Coleophora inflatellaDoubleday, 1859 (Unjustified emendation of Coleophora inflataeStainton, 1857)
  • Coleophora amphibiellaGuenée, 1877
  • Coleophora graminicolellaLhomme, 1951 (nec Heinemann, 1876)

Coleophora nutantella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Spain, Sicily and Greece and from France to the Baltic states, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. It is also found in Asia Minor.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. [2]

The larvae feed on Silene nutans , Silene otites and Oberna behen . They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ "Fauna Europaea : Taxon Details". October 14, 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ljusringad backglimssäckmal - Coleophora nutantella". www.lepidoptera.se.



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