Coleophora aestuariella

Coleophora aestuariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. aestuariella
Binomial name
	Coleophora aestuariella; Bradley, 1984[1]
Synonyms
	Hamuliella tanasella Nemes, 2003;

Coleophora aestuariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Great Britain, France, the Iberian Peninsula, Greece, Bulgaria and Ukraine.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm.

The larvae feed on the seeds of annual sea-blight (Suaeda maritima). They create a moveable case of about 5 mm in length.[2] Larvae can be found from September to June.[3]

References

"Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
"37.079 [B&F: 0574a] Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984". Hants Moths. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
"37.079 Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984". British Leafminers. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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[1] "Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[2] "37.079 [B&F: 0574a] Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984". Hants Moths. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[3] "37.079 Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984". British Leafminers. Retrieved 26 January 2020.