Coleophora discordella
Species of moth
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Coleophora discordella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849 and is found in Europe.
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| Coleophora discordella Tolfannau, North Wales | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. discordella |
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| Coleophora discordella | |
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Description
The wingspan is about 11–13 mm. Adults are buff or brown with a white costal streak and some other smaller white streaks. Head white, crown sometimes ochreous-tinged. Antennae white, ringed with dark fuscous, basal joint with rather spreading hairs. Forewings shining yellow -ochreous, slightly brownish-tinged; a white costal streak from base to near apex; a short fine line in disc, one along fold, and one along dorsum white, often almost obsolete. Hindwings grey.[2][3]
They are on wing in July in western Europe.[4]
The larvae feed on common bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), narrowleaf trefoil (Lotus tenuis) and greater bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus).[5] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.
Distribution
It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece and from Ireland to Poland.
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