Coleophora semicinerea, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Coleophora semicinerea, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Coleophora semicinerea (Staudinger, 1859)

MOTH INFO

Coleophora semicinerea is a moth of the family Coleophoridae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Coleophora semicinerea (Staudinger, 1859)

Coleophora ochristrigella (Ragonot, 1895)

Coleophora modicella (Chrétien, 1922)

Coleophora medicaginella (Toll, 1944)

Common name
Classification

Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora

Wingspan

12-14 mm

Habitat

Phrygana, hillslopes.

Food plant

The larva is oligophagous on Leguminosae (Anthyllis vulneraria, Lotus edulis, Tripodion tetraphyllum) and feeds on the flowers.

Flight period*
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

*based on a few observations on the island

Links

Lepiforum e.V.

Coleophoridae

Plant Parasites of Europe

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