| Augasma aeratella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Augasma |
| Species: | A. aeratella
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| Binomial name | |
| Augasma aeratella | |
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Augasma aeratella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe (except most Fennoscandia and parts of the Balkan Peninsula). The habitat consists of open landscapes of forest-steppe and steppe biotopes.
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[2]
The larva live in fusiform galls on the stems of Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum arenarium and Polygonum lapathifolium. They can be found from late June to mid-August.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Moths of Suffolk". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ^ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)