Coleophora versurella
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| Coleophora versurella, Deeside, North Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. versurella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849
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Coleophora versurella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849.
Description
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The wingspan is 11–15 mm.The forewings are yellow. Several other species of Coleophora look similar and are only to be identified by reference to the genitalia.[1][2]
Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on orache (Atriplex species) and goosefoot (Chenopodium species).[1][3] Other recorded food plants include sea purslane (Halimione portulacoides) and Amaranthus.[4]
Distribution
[edit]It is found everywhere in Europe except for Iceland and Luxembourg.[5] It has also been recorded from Argentina, India, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849". UK Moths.
- ^ Emmet A.M., Langmaid J.R., Bland K.P., Corley M.G.V. & Razowski J, Coleophoridae in A. Maitland Emmet ed., 1996 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)
- ^ Unger, Magnus. "Species: Atriplex littoralis". Lepidoptera.se.
- ^ "Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants". Biological Record Centre.
- ^ "Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Emmet, A M (1996), The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, 3, Yponomeutidae-Elachistidae
- Langmaid J R, Palmer S M, Young M R (2018), A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland British Entomological and Natural History Society ISBN: 9781899935086
External links
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