Coleophora virgatella

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Coleophora virgatella
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. virgatella
Binomial name
Coleophora virgatella
Zeller, 1849[1]

Coleophora virgatella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece. It has also been recorded from southern Russia and central Asia.

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Mined leaf of Salvia pratensis with larva-case attached
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Larva
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Larval case

Adults are on wing from late June to July.[2] The larvae feed on Salvia glutinosa, Salvia pratensis and Stachys species.[3] Larvae can be found from autumn to May of the following year.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  3. "Coleophora virgatella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.