| Coleophora ochrea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. ochrea |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora ochrea (Haworth, 1828)[1] |
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Coleophora ochrea is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Sweden tot the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Crete and from Great Britain to southern Russia.
The wingspan is 15-19 mm. Adults have ochreous forewings. They are on wing from July to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Helianthemum apenninum, Helianthemum nummularium, Helianthemum nummularium obscurum and Tuberaria guttata. They create a large, composite leaf case of 10-15 mm length. The fully developed case consists of three successive leaf fragments. It is light brown, bivalved and has a mouth angle of about 45°.[3] Larvae can be found from September to the end of May of the following year.