Coleophora ramosella

Coleophora ramosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. ramosella
Binomial name
Coleophora ramosella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora albicornis Benander, 1936
  • Eupista vlachi Toll, 1953

Coleophora ramosella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Hungary and from Ireland to Slovakia. It is also found in southern Russia.

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Aster amellus, Aster linosyris, Bellis perennis, Hieracium and Solidago virgaurea. They create a tubular, silken case of about 9 mm long. It is trivalved and has a mouth angle of about 20°.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in June.

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