Coleophora retrodentella

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Coleophora retrodentella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. retrodentella
Binomial name
Coleophora retrodentella
Baldizzone & Nel, 2004 [1]

Coleophora retrodentella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the French and Italian Alps, with additional records in other parts of Europe, including Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia. [2]

The larvae feed on Minuartia rostrata and Minuartia setacea . They create a case of about 5 mm long. [3]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Klapalekiana (July 31, 2007). "FAUNISTIC RECORDS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC - 255" (PDF).
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-05-04.