Coleophora santolinella
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Coleophora santolinella is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found in Spain
and on Corsica
and Sardinia
.
The larvae feed on Santolina chamaecyparissus
. They create a lobe case of about 6 mm long. The case is covered by a large number of erect, brownish yellow, mined leaves. The mouth angle is 60-90°. Larvae can be found up 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 Spain
Spain
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and on 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 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 lobe case of about 6 mm long. The case is covered by a large number of erect, brownish yellow, mined leaves. The mouth angle is 60-90°. Larvae can be found up to June.