Coleophora riffelensis

Coleophora riffelensis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It has a fragmented distribution between the Baltic states and central Russia in the north and the Iberian Peninsula and North Macedonia in the south.

Coleophora riffelensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. riffelensis
Binomial name
Coleophora riffelensis
Rebel, 1913[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora eudoriella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora fischeri Toll, 1950
  • Coleophora klemensiewiczi Toll, 1950

The larvae feed on Dianthus lumnitzeri serotinus.[2] Full-grown cases can be found in late June.

References

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