Coleophora tanaceti

Coleophora tanaceti

''Coleophora tanaceti'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Spain, north to Fennoscandia, east to the Baltic region, south to Italy and Bulgaria. It has also been recorded from the Near East.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 11–14 mm.
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Food

The larvae feed on ''Tanacetum vulgare''. They create a smooth, brown, trivalved, tubular silken case. The case has a sharp bend just behind the mouth and a length of 6–8 mm. The mouth angle is about 10°.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyColeophoridae
GenusColeophora
SpeciesC. tanaceti
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