Coleophora spiraeella

Coleophora spiraeella
Coleophora spiraeella
Adult
Leafminer sack
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. spiraeella
Binomial name
Coleophora spiraeella
Rebel, 1916[1]

Coleophora spiraeella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Central and Southern Europe, from Germany and Poland to Italy and Slovenia.

The wingspan is 9–12 mm.

The larvae feed on Filipendula ulmaria, Spiraea hypericifolia obovata, Spiraea japonica, Spiraea media, Spiraea salicifolia and Ulmaria palustris. [2] Larvae can be found from June to September.

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