Coleophora gardesanella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It has a disjunct distribution, from Finland to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Great Britain to the Baltic States and North Macedonia.
| Coleophora gardesanella | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. gardesanella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora gardesanella Toll, 1954[1] | |
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The wingspan is 9.5–11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in western Europe.[2]
The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium, Achillea ptarmica, Artemisia maritima, Artemisia vulgaris, Centaurea jacea, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum and Tanacetum vulgare. They create a straw-coloured to grey, slender, three-valved, tubular, silken case. The mouth angle is 45°– 60°.[3] Larvae can be found from September to May.
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