Coleophora solidaginella
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Coleophora solidaginella is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found in Spain
and Portugal
.
The larvae feed on Dittrichia viscosa
and Solidago species. They create a laterally compressed spatulate leaf case of about 12 mm. The rear end is hardly narrowed, squarely cut off and bivalved. The mouth angle is about 30°. The larva makes two or three cases. Once the larvae have attached the case to a leaf they may leave their case and sometimes make real galleries. Larvae can be found up to May.
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
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
.
The larvae feed on Dittrichia viscosa
Dittrichia viscosa
Dittrichia viscosa, also known as False Yellowhead, Sticky Fleabane, Woody Fleabane and Yellow Fleabane, is a flowering plant in the daisy family....
and Solidago species. They create a laterally compressed spatulate leaf case of about 12 mm. The rear end is hardly narrowed, squarely cut off and bivalved. The mouth angle is about 30°. The larva makes two or three cases. Once the larvae have attached the case to a leaf they may leave their case and sometimes make real galleries. Larvae can be found up to May.