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Coleophora kuehnella

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Coleophora kuehnella
Larval case
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. kuehnella
Binomial name
Coleophora kuehnella
(Goeze, 1783) [1]
Synonyms
List
    • Coleophora palliatella
    • Tinea kuehnella
    • Tinea lamellifera
    • Tinea lamellatella
    • Tinea palliatella Zincken, 1783
    • Ornix pallipennella
    • Ornix auricigrandella
    • Coleophora enervatella

Coleophora kuehnella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Johann Goeze in 1783 and is found in Asia and Europe.

Description

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The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on oak (Quercus species), and supposedly also Prunus and willow (Salix species).[2] Full-grown larvae can be found in early June.

Distribution

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It is found in Europe (from Italy, across Central Europe up to Southern Scandinavia), the Caucasus and Turkey.

References

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  1. ^ "Coleophora kuehnella (Goeze, 1783)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
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