Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora juncicolella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coleophora Rank Species | |
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Similar Coleophora vitisella, Coleophora siccifolia, Coleophora lusciniaepennella, Coleophora conspicuella | ||
Coleophora juncicolella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Mediterranean Sea and from Ireland to Poland and Hungary.
The wingspan is 6–8 mm. Adults are grey-white. They are on wing from late June to July in western Europe.
The larvae feed on Calluna vulgaris and Erica cinerea. They create a small light brown lobe case with a mouth angle of about 40° and a length of about 4 mm. The case is composed of 8-10 small leaf fragments. Full-grown larvae can be found from March to May.
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