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Coleophora taeniipennella

Synonyms: Coleophora galactaula (heterotypic); Eupista taeniipennella

Wikipedia Abstract

Coleophora taeniipennella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe. The wingspan is 9–12 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. The larvae feed on the seeds of Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Juncus subnodulosus, Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus. They form a case.
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Prey / Diet

Juncus articulatus (jointleaf rush)[1]
Juncus bulbosus (bulbous rush)[2]
Juncus conglomeratus (Compact Rush)[2]
Juncus effusus (common rush)[2]
Juncus inflexus (European meadow rush)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 2Biological 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