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Coleophora chrysanthemi

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Species of moth

Coleophora chrysanthemi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. chrysanthemi
Binomial name
Coleophora chrysanthemi
Hofmann, 1869

Coleophora chrysanthemi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Finland to Italy and Hungary.

The adults are small brown moths with fringed wings and long antennae.

The larvae feed on a species of tansy, Tanacetum corymbosum. They create a tubular silken case with dark length ridges. Larvae can be found in the spring, up to April.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Coleophoridae
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
Taxon identifiers
Coleophora chrysanthemi


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