Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora antennariella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coleophora Rank Species | |
Similar Coleophora vitisella, Coleophora genistae, Coleophora frischella, Coleophora conspicuella, Coleophora kuehnella | ||
Coleophora antennariella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Great Britain to Romania, Poland, the Baltic states and northern Russia and from Fennoscandia to France, Italy and Hungary.
The wingspan is 9.5–11 mm. Adults are on wing in May in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Luzula pilosa. They live in a moveable case.
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