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Coleophora dianthivora

Synonyms: Eupista dianthivora

Wikipedia Abstract

Coleophora dianthivora is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in France, Spain and Italy. The larvae feed on Dianthus species. They create a greyish brown trivalved tubular silken case with a mouth angle of 30-35°. There are vague greyish length lines and the surface is dusty. Full-grown larvae can be found in May.
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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