Coleophora solitariella
| Coleophora solitariella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. solitariella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849[1] | |
Coleophora solitariella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Great Britain to southern Russia.
Sprig of Stellaria holostea with mined leaves
Larva
Larval case
The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium glomeratum, Myosoton aquaticum, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria holostea, Stellaria media, Stellaria nemorum and Stellaria uliginosa. Full-grown larvae live in a slender greyish white threevalved tubular silken case of about 8 mm. The mouth angle is about 45°. There are often several cases together on a small number of plants.[3] Full-grown cases can be found in May.
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