Coleophora flavovena

Coleophora flavovena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. flavovena
Binomial name
Coleophora flavovena Matsumura, 1931

Coleophora flavovena is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan (the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu) and in Korea.

The wingspan is 11–14 mm.^[1] Adults are on wing from late June to early August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Artemisia princeps and Artemisia montana.^[2] They create a leaf-case, made of leaf fragment which are cut from the edges of the leaves of the host plant and attached (one behind the other) in a zigzag manner. The colour is generally dark greyish-brown, except for some sections which are densely covered by light-coloured felt. The case is about 8 mm long.

References

1. Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae III
2. Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III