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Coleophora serratulella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Coleophoridae

Scientific name
  
Coleophora serratulella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Coleophora

Rank
  
Species

Coleophora serratulella

Similar
  
Coleophora ornatipennella, Coleophora silenella, Coleophora conspicuella, Coleophora vitisella, Coleophora ibipennella

Coleophora serratulella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Germany to the Pyrenees and Alps and from France to Romania and Greece.

The larvae feed on Jurinea species and Serratula tinctoria. They create a composite leaf case of up to 16 mm long. The mouth angle is about 30°. Full-grown larvae can be found in July.

References

Coleophora serratulella Wikipedia