Coleophora striolatella

Coleophora striolatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. striolatella
Binomial name
Coleophora striolatella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora dichroella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora moestella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora benedictella Chrétien, 1904

Coleophora striolatella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from southern France to Italy and from Hungary to Spain.

The larvae feed on Linum narbonense. They create a slender tubular silken case with a moth angle of about 10°.[2] Full-grown cases are found in April and May.

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