The basil-thyme case-bearer moth (Coleophora tricolor) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.[2] It was first described by the 6th Baron Walsingham in 1899.
| Coleophora tricolor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora tricolor Walsingham, 1899. [1]
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Description
editThe wingspan is 14–18 mm.
The larvae feed on grasses (Poaceae species), including Bromopsis erecta, cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), Yorkshire fog (Holcus lanatus), crested hair-grass (Koeleria macrantha), timothy (Phleum bertolonii) and common meadow-grass (Poa pratensis).[3] Larvae can be found from September to June or July.
Distribution
editIt is found in Great Britain, southern France and Greece.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Coleophora tricolor Walsingham, 1899". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Baldizzone, Giorgio; Nel, Jacques; Landry, Jean-François (2014). "Coleophora nepetellae Baldizzone & Nel, a new species of the C. lixella group (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae) from France and Italy". ZooKeys (459): 119–135. Bibcode:2014ZooK..459..119B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.459.7983. PMC 4283635. PMID 25561856. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora tricolor Walsingham, 1899 basil-thyme case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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