Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora spiraeella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coleophora Rank Species | |
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Similar Coleophora genistae, Coleophora frischella, Coleophora siccifolia, Coleophora ibipennella | ||
Coleophora spiraeella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Central and Southern Europe, from Germany and Poland to Italy and Slovenia.
The wingspan is 9–12 mm.
The larvae feed on Filipendula ulmaria, Spiraea hypericifolia obovata, Spiraea japonica, Spiraea media, Spiraea salicifolia and Ulmaria palustris. Larvae can be found from June to September.
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