Coleophora scabrida is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden to Spain and Italy and from France to southern Russia.
Coleophora scabrida | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. scabrida |
Binomial name | |
Coleophora scabrida Toll, 1959[1] | |
The wingspan of the moth is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]
The larvae feed on Herniaria glabra. They create a light grey, trivalved, tubular silken case of about 7 mm with a mouth angle of about 45°, sprinkled with sand grains.[3]
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