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Coleophora antennariella

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Coleophora antennariella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. antennariella
Binomial name
Coleophora antennariella

Coleophora antennariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Great Britain to Romania, Poland, the Baltic states and northern Russia and from Fennoscandia to France, Italy and Hungary.

The wingspan is 9.5–11 mm (0.37–0.43 in).[2] Adults are on wing in May in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the seeds of hairy wood-rush (Luzula pilosa) living in a moveable case.

References

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  1. ^ "Coleophora antennariella Herrich-Schäffer, 1861". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ^ "37.067 [B&F: 0579] Coleophora antennariella Herrich-Schäffer, 1861". Hants Moths. Retrieved 12 January 2020.