Coleophora frankii

(Coleophora frankii)

Description

Coleophora frankii is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany to Italy, Croatia and Hungary. The larvae feed on Aster linosyris. They create a small, tubular silken case, decorated with some length rows of fine sand grains. It is less than 5 mm long. The case is trivalved and the mouth angle is about 45°. Larvae can be found from June to September.

Taxonomic tree:

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