Coleophora albicella
Encyclopedia
Coleophora albicella is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found in France
, Spain
, Corsica
and Sardinia
.
The larvae feed on Artemisia caerulescens gallica and Santolina chamaecyparissus
. They create a tubular silken case. The surface has a number of fine, vague, length lines and a white dumentum. The case is 6-7 mm long, trivalved and has a mouth angle of about 0°. The case has a rather sharp bend just behind the mouth. Larvae can be found from October to June.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Coleophoridae
Coleophoridae
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family. It is found in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Spain
Spain
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, Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
and Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
.
The larvae feed on Artemisia caerulescens gallica and Santolina chamaecyparissus
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Cotton Lavender or Gray Santolina is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the western and central Mediterranean region.-Uses:...
. They create a tubular silken case. The surface has a number of fine, vague, length lines and a white dumentum. The case is 6-7 mm long, trivalved and has a mouth angle of about 0°. The case has a rather sharp bend just behind the mouth. Larvae can be found from October to June.