Coleophora pappiferella

Coleophora pappiferella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. pappiferella
Binomial name
Coleophora pappiferella
Hofmann, 1869

Coleophora pappiferella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Coleophora pappiferella can only be reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia.

Distribution

It is found in Ireland, Scotland Fennoscandia, northern Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Italy.

References

  1. ^ "Coleophora pappiferella Hofmann, 1869". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Coleophora pappiferella". Swedish Moths. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. ^ Emmet A.M., Langmaid J.R., Bland K.P., Corley M.G.V. & Razowski J, Coleophoridae in A. Maitland Emmet ed., 1996 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)
  4. ^ Heckford, R J (2001). "Colephora pappiferella Hoffman, 1869 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) new to Britain and Scrobipalpa murinella (Duponchel, 1843) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) at the same locality". Entomologist's Gazette. 52: 101–104.