Genus Coleophora Rank Species | ||
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Similar Coleophora frischella, Coleophora lusciniaepennella, Coleophora siccifolia, Coleophora mayrella, Coleophora anatipennella | ||
Coleophora paripennella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Adults are metallic bronze with white-tipped dark antennae. They are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Arctium, Arnica, Carduus, Carlina, Centaurea jacea, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Saussurea, Serratula tinctoria and Solidago species. Full-grown larva live in a blackish brown trivalved tubular silken case of about 8 mm. The mouth angle is 0°-10°, causing the case to lie almost flat on the leaf. Full-grown larvae can be from the end of May to early June.
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