- Coleophora auricella
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Coleophora auricella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. auricella Binomial name Coleophora auricella
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]Synonyms - Tinea auricella Fabricius, 1794
- Coleophora paucinotella Toll, 1961
- Longibacillia suceavella Nemes, 2003
- Coleophora danilae Nemes, 2004
Coleophora auricella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Germany and Poland to Spain, Italy and Romania. It has also been recorded from southern Russia.
The larvae feed on Sideritis endressii, Stachys alopecuros, Stachys officinalis, Stachys recta, Teucrium chamaedrys and Teucrium scorodonia. They create a spatulate leaf case of 10-15 mm. The mouth angle is about 25°.[2] Larvae can be found from autumn to June.
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