Coleophora dianthi

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| taxon = Coleophora dianthi

| authority = Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[https://web.archive.org/web/20121013235445/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=436264 Fauna Europaea]

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  • Coleophora amseli Toll, 1942

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Coleophora dianthi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, Russia, Turkey and Iraq.

The wingspan is about 13.5 mm.[http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Coleophora_dianthi lepiforum.de]

The larvae feed on Dianthus cartusianorum. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

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dianthi

Category:Moths described in 1855

Category:Moths of Europe

Category:Moths of Asia

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