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 (
Synonyms
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 oligophagous larva feeds on the flowers of Leguminosae (Anthyllis vulneraria, Lotus edulis, Tripodion tetraphyllum).
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island
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