| Coleophora idaeella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. idaeella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora idaeella Hofmann, 1869[1] |
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Coleophora idaeella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Poland.
The wingspan is 13-15 mm for males and 11.5-13.5 mm for females.[2]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Full-grown larvae live in a bivalved composite leaf case composed of three leaf fragments of increasing age and decreasing size. The case is about 10 mm long with a mouth angle of about 60°.[3] The larvae overwinter twice. Full-grown larvae can be found in May.