Coleophora dianthivora

Coleophora dianthivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. dianthivora
Binomial name
Coleophora dianthivora
Walsingham, 1901[1]

Coleophora dianthivora is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in France, Spain and Italy.

The larvae feed on Dianthus species. They create a greyish brown trivalved tubular silken case with a mouth angle of 30-35°. There are vague greyish length lines and the surface is dusty.[2] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.

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