Coleophora valesianella
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Coleophora valesianella is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found in Europe
south of the line running from France
to Austria
and Romania
. It has also been recorded from Cyprus
.
The larvae feed on Astragalus aristatus, Astragalus monspessulanus
and Hippocrepis
species. They create a white pistol case, covered with a translucent, foam-like pallium of silken scales. The mouth angle is about 45°. Generally, the larva mines all leaflets of a leaf before moving to the next leaf. Larvae can be found from autumn to spring of the following year.
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 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...
south of the line running from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It has also been recorded from Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
.
The larvae feed on Astragalus aristatus, Astragalus monspessulanus
Astragalus monspessulanus
Astragalus monspessulanus is a plant species in the genus Astragalus.- External references :...
and Hippocrepis
Hippocrepis
Hippocrepis is a genus of ornamental plants in the family Fabaceae....
species. They create a white pistol case, covered with a translucent, foam-like pallium of silken scales. The mouth angle is about 45°. Generally, the larva mines all leaflets of a leaf before moving to the next leaf. Larvae can be found from autumn to spring of the following year.