Coleophora amethystinella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. amethystinella
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Coleophora amethystinella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in Asia and Europe.
Taxonomy[edit]
The species was previously considered to be a synonym of Coleophora fuscicornis.
Description[edit]
The length of the forewings is 7–8.5 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females.[2] Adults are dark glossy green, with distinctive orange eyelashes, if observed closely.[3] Adults are on wing in June in western Europe.
The larvae feed on smooth tare (Vicia tetrasperma). They feed within the seedpods of their host plant, living within a movable case with a length of 9–11 mm.[4]
Distribution[edit]
The moth has a disjunct distribution being found in the Mediterranean region from Portugal to Iraq. It was first recorded from Essex, England in 1973 and has since been found elsewhere in southern England.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Stübner, Andreas (2007). Taxonomische Revision der Coleophora frischella-Artengruppe (Coleophoridae) [taxonomic revision of the Coleophora frischella-species group] (PDF) (in German). Pensoft Publishers. Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via Nota Lepidopterologica.
- ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "37.047 BF520 Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "37.047 [B&F: 0520] Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1885". Hants Moths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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