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Coleophora argentula

Synonyms: Coleophora argentulella (heterotypic); Ornix cothurnella; Porrectaria argentula (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Coleophora argentula is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, Russia and Asia Minor. It occurs in meadow-steppe and dry meadows. The wingspan is 9.5–13 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium and Achillea ptarmica. They feed on the flowers and fruit of their host plant. Early instars live within the seedhead. Each forming a silken case. This case is initially white, but becomes brown when fully formed. It reaches a length of about 5–6 mm. Pupation takes place within the case.
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Prey / Diet

Achillea ptarmica (Sneezewort)[1]
Plantago lanceolata (narrowleaf plantain)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0