Coleophora zelleriella

Coleophora zelleriella
Coleophora zelleriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. zelleriella
Binomial name
Coleophora zelleriella
Heinemann, 1854[1]

Coleophora zelleriella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Sweden to the Mediterranean Sea and from France to southern Russia. It is not known from the Mediterranean Islands.

The larvae feed on Salix aurita, Salix caprea and Salix cinerea. They create a black pistol case. The case is covered with grey plant hairs.[2] Larvae can be found from autumn to June.

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