Coleophora corsicella

(Coleophora corsicella)

Description

Coleophora corsicella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from France to Italy and Greece and from Slovakia to the Iberian Peninsula. The larvae feed on Agrostemma, Lychnis viscaria, Silene italica and Silene viscosa. They create a tubular silken case scattered with rows of detritus fragments.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Coleophoridae
Genus:Coleophora
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