- Coleophora polonicella
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Coleophora polonicella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. polonicella Binomial name Coleophora polonicella
Zeller, 1865[1]Coleophora polonicella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Lithuania, Poland and Romania.
The wingspan is 9-10 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]
The larvae feed on Astragalus arenarius. They create a greyish, laterally strongly compressed sheath case. The last part is bent downwards. The case has about twenty indistinct ridges. The mouth angle is about 20°.[3] Larvae can be found from autumn to July.
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