Coleophora directella explained

Coleophora directella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Great Britain, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. It is also known from China.^[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Helichrysum species.^[3] Larvae can be found from September to June of the following year.

Notes and References

1. http://paper.dic123.com/pdf_67568b4e-76ce-4219-86b1-dad0e810f5cd/lunwen.pdf Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Coleophora_Directella lepiforum.de
3. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2011-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921182322/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/coleophora/directella/directella.htm . 2012-09-21 . dead .