Coleophora vibicigerella

Coleophora vibicigerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. vibicigerella
Binomial name
Coleophora vibicigerella Zeller, 1839[1]
Synonyms
Coleophora didyma Toll, 1957 Coleophora mandschuriae Toll, 1942

Coleophora vibicigerella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to the Baltic states. It is also found in North Africa, China and Korea.

The wingspan is 10.5–14 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing in late May and June.^[3]

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium and Artemisia campestris. They create a laterally strongly compressed, two-valved, black silken case, which is narrowed behind the mouth. The mouth angle is about 0°.^[4] Larvae can be found from September to May.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Hants Moths
3. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
4. bladmineerders.nl