Coleophora kautzi
Coleophora kautzi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. kautzi |
Binomial name | |
Coleophora kautzi Rebel, 1933[1] | |
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Coleophora kautzi is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in the Mediterranean region and southern Russia.
The larvae feed on Alyssum minus and Alyssum montanum. They create a bivalved composite leaf case of about 15 mm with a mouth angle of about 30°. The case is mostly light brown, although the rear end is dark brown.[2]
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