Coleophora vulnerariae

Coleophora vulnerariae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Norway and Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to the Baltic states, Romania and Bulgaria. It is also found in southern Russia.

Coleophora vulnerariae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. vulnerariae
Binomial name
Coleophora vulnerariae
Zeller, 1839 [1]

The wingspan is 12–18 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]

The larvae feed within seedpods of kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) in a movable case.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Coleophora vulnerariae Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Getväpplingssäckmal Coleophora vulnerariae". Lepidoptera.se. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "37.064 [B&F: 0543] Coleophora vulnerariae Zeller, 1839". Hants Moths. Retrieved 8 January 2020.