Coleophora trifariella

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Coleophora trifariella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. trifariella
Binomial name
Coleophora trifariella
Zeller, 1849[1]

Coleophora trifariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Iberian Peninsula and Italy and from France to Romania. There is a disjunct population in Belarus. It is also known from Turkey.

Sprig of broom with attached larva-case
Larva

The larvae feed on

Spartium junceum.[2]
Larvae can be found up to June.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2011-04-26.