Coleophora niveistrigella explained

Coleophora niveistrigella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Latvia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from France to Slovakia. It is also found in southern Russia.

Adults are on wing from May to July.[1]

The larvae feed on Gypsophila fastigiata.[2] Full-grown larvae can be found in mid June.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ENT_0019_0033-0044.pdf The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  2. Web site: Coleophora niveistrigella . 12 August 2020 . Plant Parasites of Europe.