- Source: Coleophora amethystinella
Coleophora amethystinella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in Asia and Europe.
Taxonomy
The species was previously considered to be a synonym of Coleophora fuscicornis.
Description
The length of the forewings is 7–8.5 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females. Adults are on wing in June in western Europe.They feed within the seedpods of their host plant.
Distribution
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.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Coleophora amethystinella
- List of Lepidoptera of Greece
- List of Lepidoptera of North Macedonia
- List of moths of Great Britain (micromoths)
- Coleophora fuscicornis
- List of moths of Turkey (Coleophoridae)
- C. metallica
- List of Coleophora species
- List of moths of Metropolitan France (A–C)
- List of moths of the Iberian Peninsula (A–F)
