Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora pappiferella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coleophora Rank Species | |
Similar Coleophora vitisella, Coleophora conspicuella, Coleophora siccifolia, Coleophora pennella | ||
Coleophora pappiferella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Ireland, Fennoscandia, northern Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Italy.
The wingspan is 11–14 mm.
The larvae feed on Antennaria dioica, Gnaphalium vulgare and possibly Filago species. They feed on the flowers and later the fruits of their host plant and live within a movable case.
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