Coleophora inulae
Species of moth
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Coleophora inulae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Finland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to southern Russia.
| Coleophora inulae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. inulae |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora inulae | |
The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adults are white with buff-coloured veins. They are on wing from June to July in western Europe.[2]
The larvae feed on Eupatorium cannabinum, Inula conyza and Pulicaria dysenterica.[3] The larvae overwinter twice. Full-grown larvae can be found in autumn of the second year or spring of the third year.
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