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Coleophora squamosella

Synonyms: Coleophora erigerella (heterotypic); Coleophora sabulicola (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Coleophora squamosella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Europe (from Great Britain to Poland and Hungary and from Fennoscandia to France, Italy and Austria), the Baltic states, the Caucasus, Russia (Baikal and Altai) and Turkey. The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. The larvae feed on Erigeron species, including Erigeron acer. They create a case.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Salisbury Plain 52975 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Erigeron politus (bitter fleabane)[1]

External References

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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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