Coleophora ptarmicia

Coleophora ptarmicia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. ptarmicia
Binomial name
Coleophora ptarmicia
Synonyms
  • Coleophora ptarmica Toll, 1962
  • Coleophora zimmermanni Rebel, 1937

Coleophora ptarmicia is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy (including Sicily), Latvia, Lithuania, southern Russia, and the eastern Palearctic realm.[1] It is also found in China.[2]

The larvae feed on Achillea collina, Achillea millefolium, Achillea ptarmica and Achillea setacea.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found at the end of May.

References

  1. โ†‘ Fauna Europaea
  2. โ†‘ Three New Species And Seven Newly Recorded Species Of The Genus Coleophora From China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
  3. โ†‘ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-05-04.