Coleophora solitariella explained

Coleophora solitariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

The wingspan is 10–13 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium glomeratum, Myosoton aquaticum, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria holostea, Stellaria media, Stellaria nemorum and Stellaria uliginosa.[2] Full-grown cases can be found in May.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2011-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110212022653/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=260670&p=1 . 2011-02-12 . dead .
  2. Web site: Ellis . W N . Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849 ochreous case-bearer . Plant Parasites of Europe . 31 July 2019.