Coleophora ledi
| Coleophora ledi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. ledi |
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| 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.
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
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ "Coleophora ledi". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ 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.