Coleophora struella

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

Coleophora struella
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C. struella
Binomial name
Coleophora struella
Staudinger, 1859[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora clathrella Toll, 1960

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.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-27.


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