Coleophora serpylletorum

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Coleophora serpylletorum is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe. It was first described by Erich Martin Hering in 1889.

Coleophora serpylletorum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. serpylletorum
Binomial name
Coleophora serpylletorum
Hering, 1889 [1]
Synonyms
  • Amseliphora assisti Nemes, 2003

Description

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The wingspan is about 9 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on species of thyme such as Thymus praecox, Thymus odoratissimus and Thymus serpyllum.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in June.

Distribution

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It is found from Denmark and Latvia to Spain, Sardinia, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Romania. It is also present in northern Russia.

References

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  1. ^ "Coleophora serpylletorum Hering, 1889". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
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