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Coleophora strutiella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Coleophoridae

Scientific name
  
Coleophora strutiella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Coleophora

Rank
  
Species

Coleophora strutiella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Spain.

The larvae feed on Gypsophila struthium. They create a trivalved, light yellow brown, tubular silken case of 6.5-8 mm. The mouth angle is 35°. Full-grown cases are found at the end of May and early June.

References

Coleophora strutiella Wikipedia