| Coleophora adspersella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. adspersella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora adspersella Benander, 1939[1] |
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Coleophora adspersella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland and Slovenia.[2] It is also found in China.[3] It occurs in forest and foreststeppe biotopes, and in anthropogenic landscapes where the foodplant occurs.
The wingspan is 13-16 mm. Adults have pale forewings with darker specks arranged between the veins, giving a faint striated appearance. They are on wing from June to August.[4]
The larvae feed on Atriplex and Chenopodium species. They feed on the seeds and later form a ribbed case in which they hibernate.