Coleophora paramayrella
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Coleophora paramayrella is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found in southern Europe
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The length of the forewings is 6.5-7.5 mm for males and 6-6.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Trifolium ochroleucon.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Coleophoridae
Coleophoridae
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family. It is found in southern Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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The length of the forewings is 6.5-7.5 mm for males and 6-6.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Trifolium ochroleucon.