- Coleophora idaeella
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Coleophora idaeella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. idaeella Binomial name Coleophora idaeella
Hofmann, 1869[1]Coleophora idaeella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Poland.
The wingspan is 13-15 mm for males and 11.5-13.5 mm for females.[2]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Full-grown larvae live in a bivalved composite leaf case composed of three leaf fragments of increasing age and decreasing size. The case is about 10 mm long with a mouth angle of about 60°.[3] The larvae overwinter twice. Full-grown larvae can be found in May.
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