Coleophora solitariella
Species of moth
Coleophora solitariella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. solitariella |
Binomial name | |
Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849[1] |
Coleophora solitariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Great Britain to southern Russia.
The wingspan is 10–13 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium glomeratum, Myosoton aquaticum, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria holostea, Stellaria media, Stellaria nemorum and Stellaria uliginosa.[3] Full-grown cases can be found in May.
References
External links
- Media related to Coleophora solitariella at Wikimedia Commons
- Coleophora solitariella at ukmoths
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