Coleophora prunifoliae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Scandinavia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Great Britain to southern Russia.
| Coleophora prunifoliae | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. prunifoliae
|
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora prunifoliae Doets, 1944[1]
| |
The larvae feed on Betula, Cotoneaster franchetii, Crataegus, Cydonia oblonga, Malus domestica, Prunus armeniaca, Prunus avium, Prunus cerasus, Prunus domestica insititia, Prunus mahaleb, Prunus serrulata, Prunus spinosa, Pyracantha coccinea, Sorbus aria and Sorbus aucuparia.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found at the end of May.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
Media related to Coleophora prunifoliae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Coleophora prunifoliae at Wikispecies
.jpg){kind=small} | This article on a moth of the family Coleophoridae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |