Coleophora struella

Coleophora struella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. struella
Binomial name
Coleophora struella
Staudinger, 1859[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora clathrella Toll, 1960

Coleophora struella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in France and on the Iberian Peninsula.

The larvae feed on Lavandula and Thymus vulgaris. They create a conical, light brown to greyish lobe case. The lobes are large and very neatly arranged transversely.[2] Full-grown cases are found in April and May.

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