Coleophora striatipennella

Coleophora striatipennella
Coleophora striatipennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. striatipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora striatipennella
Nylander, 1848
Synonyms
  • Coleophora apicella Stainton, 1858
  • Coleophora cacuminatella Doubleday, 1859
  • Coleophora lineolea Meyrick, 1928 (non Haworth, 1828: preoccupied)
  • Casignetella striatipennella

Coleophora striatipennella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family that is found in Europe and Near East.[1]

The wingspan of 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in).[2] Adults are on wing from May to August. There are one to two generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on seeds of Stellaria graminea, Stellaria media and Cerastium fontanum.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Coleophora striatipennella Nylander in Tengstrom 1848". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Wing size". Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Coleophora striatipennella". UK Moths. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Coleophora striatipennella Tengström, 1848". Retrieved December 11, 2009.

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