- Coleophora adjunctella
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Coleophora adjunctella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. adjunctella Binomial name Coleophora adjunctella
Hodgkinson, 1882[1]Coleophora adjunctella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Romania, Italy and France and from Ireland to Ukraine and southern Russia.
The wingspan is 8-10 mm.[2] There is one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to July in western Europe.[3]
The larvae feed on Juncus gerardii. The larva feeds internally on the seeds and then from a case, which consists of a seed capsule.[4] Larvae can be found from August to May.
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