Coleophora obviella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from the Czech Republic to Italy and Albania.
Coleophora obviella | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. obviella |
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Coleophora obviella Rebel, 1914[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Leontopodium alpinum and Primula auricula. The final case, which is made after hibernation, is a greyish black sheath case of about 12 mm (0.47 in) long with a mouth angle of about 20°.[2] Larvae can be found from June to May.
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