Coleophora chrysanthemi explained

Coleophora chrysanthemi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Finland to Italy and Hungary.

The adults are small brown moths with fringed wings and long antennae.[1]

The larvae feed on a species of tansy, Tanacetum corymbosum. They create a tubular silken case with dark length ridges.[2] Larvae can be found in the spring, up to April.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.coleophoridae.bluefile.cz/?p=723 Coleophoridae
  2. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2011-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920131038/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/coleophora/chrysanthemi/chrysanthemi.htm . 2012-09-20 . dead .