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Chenopod Casebearer
Coleophora versurella
Coleophora versurella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It was described by Zeller in 1849. It is found everywhere in Europe except for Iceland and Luxembourg. It has also been recorded from Argentina, India, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
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Description
The wingspan is 11–15 mm.The forewings are yellow. Several other species of Coleophora look similar and are only to be identified by reference to the genitalia. Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on orache (Atriplex species) and goosefoot (Chenopodium species). Other recorded food plants include sea purslane (Halimione portulacoides) and Amaranthus.
Range & habitat
It is found everywhere in Europe except for Iceland and Luxembourg. It has also been recorded from Argentina, India, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 217371.