Coleophora dianthivora Walsingham, 1901
Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae

from Toll (1962a)
case
Greyish brown trivalved tubular silken case with a mouth angle of 30-35°. Mouth rather strongly flanged. Vague greyish length lines, surface “dusty”.
hostplants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
phenology
Full grown larvae in May.
distribution within Europe
France, Spain, Italy (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
notes
The larvae mainly live on the leaf rosettes at the base of old flowering stems.
references
Hering (1957a), Suire (1961a), Toll (1962a).
11/08/2010
Last modified 28.vi.2017