Coleophora pyrenaica
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| Coleophora pyrenaica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. pyrenaica |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora pyrenaica Baldizzone, 1980[1] | |
Coleophora pyrenaica is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern France and on the Iberian Peninsula.
The larvae feed on Thymus vulgaris. They create a trivalved, grey, tubular silken case of 6–7 mm long with a mouth angle of about 25°. The case is covered with detritus.[2]
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