Coleophora glaucicolella
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Coleophora glaucicolella is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found from Europe
, east to the Urals and Iran
, west to Greenland
and North America
(where it is found in most of Canada
and Ohio
). It is also found in China
. It occurs in forest-steppe biotopes, wet meadows and meadow-steppe.
The wingspan
is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August at sunrise, dusk and night.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Juncus
species, including Juncus inflexus, Juncus conglomeratus
, Juncus effusus and Juncus gerardii
, and supposedly also on Luzula
. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.
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 from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, east to the Urals and Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, west to Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
(where it is found in most of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
). It is also found in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It occurs in forest-steppe biotopes, wet meadows and meadow-steppe.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August at sunrise, dusk and night.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Juncus
Juncus
Juncus is a genus in the plant family Juncaceae. It consists of some 200 to 300 or more species of grassy plants commonly called rushes...
species, including Juncus inflexus, Juncus conglomeratus
Juncus conglomeratus
Juncus conglomeratus, known commonly as Compact Rush, is a species of rush.In the England, Wales and Scotland it is one of six rush species which can dominate lowland damp grasslands....
, Juncus effusus and Juncus gerardii
Juncus gerardii
Juncus gerardii, commonly known as blackgrass, black needle rush or saltmarsh rush, is a member of the family Juncaceae.-Site:...
, and supposedly also on Luzula
Luzula
Luzula is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants the family Juncaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution, the highest species diversity being in temperate Asia and Europe....
. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.