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Coleophora tricolor

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Coleophora tricolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. tricolor
Binomial name
Coleophora tricolor

The basil-thyme case-bearer moth (Coleophora tricolor) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.[2] It was first described by the 6th Baron Walsingham in 1899.

Description

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The wingspan is 14–18 mm.

The larvae feed on grasses (Poaceae species), including Bromopsis erecta, cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), Yorkshire fog (Holcus lanatus), crested hair-grass (Koeleria macrantha), timothy (Phleum bertolonii) and common meadow-grass (Poa pratensis).[3] Larvae can be found from September to June or July.

Distribution

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It is found in Great Britain, southern France and Greece.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Coleophora tricolor Walsingham, 1899". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ Baldizzone, Giorgio; Nel, Jacques; Landry, Jean-François (2014). "Coleophora nepetellae Baldizzone & Nel, a new species of the C. lixella group (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae) from France and Italy". ZooKeys (459): 119–135. Bibcode:2014ZooK..459..119B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.459.7983. PMC 4283635. PMID 25561856. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  4. ^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora tricolor Walsingham, 1899 basil-thyme case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 7 January 2020.