Coleophora variicornis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany to Italy and from France to Greece.
| Coleophora variicornis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. variicornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora variicornis Toll, 1952[1]
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The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.5 mm for males and 4.5–5 mm for females. Adults have been found on Melilotus officinalis.[2]
The larvae feed on Trifolium pratense.[3]
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Stübner, Andreas (2007). Taxonomische Revision der Coleophora frischella-Artengruppe (Coleophoridae) [taxonomic revision of the Coleophora frischella-species group] (PDF) (in German). Pensoft Publishers. Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via Nota Lepidopterologica.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
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