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Coleophora wockeella

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Coleophora wockeella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. wockeella
Binomial name
Coleophora wockeella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora italiae Toll, 1960

Coleophora wockeella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Latvia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Albania and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

Mined leaf of Betonica officinalis with a larva-case attached
Larva

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in western Europe.[2]

The larvae feed on betony (Stachys officinalis).[3] Larvae can be found from autumn to mid-May.

Etymology

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The species was named after the German entomologist Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke.

References

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  1. ^ "Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.109 BF527 Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849". UKmoths. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849 betony case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 18 August 2019.