Coleophora strutiella

Coleophora strutiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. strutiella
Binomial name
Coleophora strutiella
Glaser, 1975[1]

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°.[2] Full-grown cases are found at the end of May and early June.

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