Coleophora expressella

Coleophora expressella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. expressella
Binomial name
Coleophora expressella
Klemensiewicz, 1902[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora subdirectella Kanerva, 1941

Coleophora expressella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia, through Germany and Poland to Italy. It has also been recorded from Bulgaria and China.[2]

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium. They create a tubular, felty, three-valved case with a length of up to 12 mm. The mouth angle is about 45°.[3] Larvae can be found from autumn to June.

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