Coleophora dianthi
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Coleophora dianthi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. dianthi |
Binomial name | |
Coleophora dianthi Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1] | |
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Coleophora dianthi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, Russia, Turkey and Iraq.
The wingspan is about 13.5 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Dianthus cartusianorum. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.
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