Coleophora ravillella

Coleophora ravillella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. ravillella
Binomial name
Coleophora ravillella
Toll, 1961[1]

Coleophora ravillella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in France, Spain and Italy.

The larvae feed on Onobrychis saxatilis and Onobrychis viciifolia. They create a bivalved lobe case or a very untidy composite leaf case of 7–9 mm long. It is made up of 4-5 withered leaflets. The mouth opening is shifted laterally.[2]

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