Coleophora calycotomella

Coleophora calycotomella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. calycotomella
Binomial name
Coleophora calycotomella
Stainton, 1869[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora afra Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora cuencella Toll, 1960
  • Coleophora oranella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora paraobviella Toll, 1961

Coleophora calycotomella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from the Netherlands and Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily and Crete.

The wingspan is 11.5–15 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Adenocarpus, Calicotome and Cytisus scoparius. They create a composite leaf case with a mouth angle of about 30°. The frontal leaf fragment is brown and hairy, while the older parts are pale and almost smooth. The case is slender, about 18 mm long and bears a strong resemblance to the spines of most of its hostplants.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in March and May.

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