Coleophora juncicolella
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| Coleophora juncicolella, Trevor Quarry, North Wales | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. juncicolella
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Coleophora juncicolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Mediterranean Sea and from Ireland to Poland and Hungary.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in). Adults are grey-white. The head is ochreous-grey. The antennae grey-whitish, ringed with dark grey. Forewings shining grey, ochreous-tinged. Hindwings are grey.[2][3]
They are on wing from late June to July in western Europe.[4]
The larvae feed on common heather (Calluna vulgaris) and bell heather (Erica cinerea).[5] Full-grown larvae can be found from March to May.
References
[edit]- ^ "Coleophora juncicolella Stainton, 1851". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ Emmet A.M., Langmaid J.R., Bland K.P., Corley M.G.V. & Razowski J, Coleophoridae in A. Maitland Emmet ed., 1996 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.028 BF510 Coleophora juncicolella Stainton, 1851". UKMoths. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Coleophora juncicolella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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