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Coleophora vibicigerella

Synonyms: Coleophora mandschuriae (heterotypic); Eupista vibicigerella

Wikipedia Abstract

Coleophora vibicigerella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to the Baltic states. It is also found in North Africa, China and Korea. The wingspan is 10.5–14 mm. Adults are on wing in late May and June. The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium and Artemisia campestris. They create a laterally strongly compressed, two-valved, black silken case, which is narrowed behind the mouth. The mouth angle is about 0°. Larvae can be found from September to May.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Essex Estuaries 114016 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Stephanomeria paniculata (tufted wirelettuce)[1]

External References

Citations

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