Coleophora pappiferella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.
Coleophora pappiferella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. pappiferella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora pappiferella |
Description
editThe wingspan is 11–14 mm.[2] Coleophora pappiferella can only be reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia.
Distribution
editIt is found in Ireland, Scotland[3] Fennoscandia, northern Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Italy.
References
edit- ^ "Coleophora pappiferella Hofmann, 1869". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Coleophora pappiferella". Swedish Moths. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Heckford, R J (2001). "Colephora pappiferella Hoffman, 1869 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) new to Britain and Scrobipalpa murinella (Duponchel, 1843) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) at the same locality". Entomologist's Gazette. 52: 101–104.
External links
edit- Bestimmungshilfe für die in Europa nachgewiesenen Schmetterlingsarten
- Images representing Coleophora pappiferella at Consortium for the Barcode of Life