Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora vulnerariae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coleophora Rank Species | |
Similar Coleophora conspicuella, Coleophora vitisella, Coleophora genistae, Coleophora pennella | ||
Coleophora vulnerariae is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Norway and Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to the Baltic states, Romania and Bulgaria. It is also found in southern Russia.
The wingspan is 12–18 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed within seedpods of Anthyllis vulneraria. They live within a movable case.
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