Coleophora scabrida

Coleophora scabrida is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden to Spain and Italy and from France to southern Russia.

Coleophora scabrida
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C. scabrida
Binomial name
Coleophora scabrida
Toll, 1959[1]

The wingspan of the moth is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]

The larvae feed on Herniaria glabra. They create a light grey, trivalved, tubular silken case of about 7 mm with a mouth angle of about 45°, sprinkled with sand grains.[3]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Swedish Moths
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-04-27.


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