Coleophora absinthii is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from France, east to southern Russia and from Fennoscandia south to Switzerland and Romania. It has also been recorded from Sicily.
Coleophora absinthii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. absinthii
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora absinthii |
The wingspan is 14–17 mm.
The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium. They feed from within a case.[2]
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