Coleophora aestuariella

Coleophora aestuariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. aestuariella
Binomial name
Coleophora aestuariella
Bradley, 1984[1]
Synonyms
  • Hamuliella tanasella Nemes, 2003

Coleophora aestuariella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Great Britain, France, the Iberian Peninsula, Greece, Bulgaria and Ukraine.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Suaeda maritima. They create a moveable case of about 5 mm in length.[2] Larvae can be found from September to June.[3]

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