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Metallic Coleophora Moth
Coleophora mayrella
The metallic coleophora moth (Coleophora mayrella) is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is native to Europe and Armenia, but is an adventive species in the Nearctic ecozone, where it is found throughout the United States and southern Canada. It has also been recorded from New Zealand, Chile and Argentina. The habitat consists of grassy areas and waste ground.
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Description
The wingspan is 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). It is one of the metallic green Coleophora differentiated by its black and white ringed antennae, heavily clothed with bronze scales to 2/5ths.Coleophora deauratella has grey antennae from 2/5 excepting a white tip. They fly during the day as well as after dark. They are on wing in June and July in western Europe and from May to August in North America.
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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 321675.