Coleophora ahenella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Coleophoridae
Genus
Coleophora
Species
Coleophora ahenella
Scientific Name
Coleophora ahenella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Coleophora ahenella

Coleophora ahenella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in all of Europe, except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). They are on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on Cornus mas, Cornus sanguinea, Lonicera alpigena, Lonicera nigra, Lonicera xylosteum, Lonicera chrysantha, Rhamnus catharticus, Rhamnus frangula, Symphoricarpos albus and Viburnum lantana. They create a lobe case of about 7 mm (0.28 in) long. In Great Britain, the larvae live for two years.

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Coleophora ahenella in languages:

Dutch
Heksenmutskokermot
Dutch
Buckthorn Case-bearer
Finnish
kuusamapussikoi
Hungarian
somaknázó zsákosmoly
Swedish
trysäckmal

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