Coleophora plumbella

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Coleophora plumbella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. plumbella
Binomial name
Coleophora plumbella
Kanerva, 1941 [1]

Coleophora plumbella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Romania.

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. [2]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium uliginosum . They probably create a composite leaf case. [3] Larvae can be found from late August to spring.

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Swedish Moths
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-04.