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Adela rufimitrella

Synonyms: Adela frischella; Adela purpuratella

Wikipedia Abstract

Frisch’s case-moth or clover case-bearer (Coleophora frischella) is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern parts of the Palearctic ecozone. It is also present in the Near East. It is indistinguishable of Coleophora alcyonipennella from which it is separable only by dissection. The wingspan is 11.5–14.5 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and in August. There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on the seeds of various Trifolium species. They live within the seedheads within a movable case.
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Prey / Diet

Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard)[1]
Barbarea vulgaris (Common Wintergreen)[1]
Cardamine pratensis atlantica (Cuckoo Flower)[1]
Sisymbrium officinale (Hedge Mustard)[1]

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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