| Coleophora adjunctella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. adjunctella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora adjunctella Hodgkinson, 1882[1] |
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Coleophora adjunctella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Romania, Italy and France and from Ireland to Ukraine and southern Russia.
The wingspan is 8-10 mm.[2] There is one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to July in western Europe.[3]
The larvae feed on Juncus gerardii. The larva feeds internally on the seeds and then from a case, which consists of a seed capsule.[4] Larvae can be found from August to May.