Coleophora svenssoni is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Lapland, the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. svenssoni |
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Coleophora svenssoni Baldizzone, 1985[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Astragalus alpinus, Astragalus frigidus, Hedysarum hedysaroides and Oxytropis halleri. They create a very untidy greenish yellow to brownish lobe case of 6–8 mm. The rear end is strongly curved downwards. The mouth angle is 0-10°.[2]
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