Coleophora violacea is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Hungary and from Great Britain to Russia.
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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. violacea
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| Coleophora violacea | |
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Description
editThe wingspan is 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from late May to June in western Europe.[2]
The larvae feed on Agrimonia, Alnus, Betula, Carpinus betulus, Castanea sativa, Cornus, Corylus avellana, Crataegus, Cydonia oblonga, Filipendula ulmaria, Fragaria vesca, Humulus lupulus, Lonicera, Lythrum, Malus sylvestris, Mespilus germanica, Potentilla, Prunus spinosa, Pyrus communis, Rhamnus catharticus, Ribes, Rosa, Rubus, Sanguisorba, Sorbus, Staphylea pinnata, Symphoricarpos albus, Tilia, Ulmus and Viburnum species.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in October.
References
edit- ^ "Coleophora violacea (Ström, 1783)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.026 BF509 Coleophora violacea (Str?m, 1783)". UKMoths. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Coleophora violacea". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
External links
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