Coleophora chrysanthemi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Finland to Italy and Hungary.
Coleophora chrysanthemi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. chrysanthemi |
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Coleophora chrysanthemi Hofmann, 1869[1] | |
The adults are small brown moths with fringed wings and long antennae.[2]
The larvae feed on a species of tansy, Tanacetum corymbosum. They create a tubular silken case with dark length ridges.[3] Larvae can be found in the spring, up to April.
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