Coleophora ledi

Coleophora ledi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. ledi
Binomial name
Coleophora ledi

Coleophora ledi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps. In the east, it ranges to Japan. Outside of Eurasia, it is known from North America where it is found in eastern Canada, Michigan, and Alaska.

Mined Tilia leaf with attached larva-case
Larva
Larval case

The wingspan is 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Ledum palustre, Ledum groenlandicum and Chamaedaphne calyculata.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Japanese Moths
  3. ^ "Coleophora ledi". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ Landry, Jean-François; Wright, Barry (1993). "Systematics of the Nearctic species of metallic-green Coleophora (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)". Canadian Entomologist. 125 (3): 549–618. doi:10.4039/Ent125549-3.