Coleophora squamella explained

Coleophora squamella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from the Czech Republic to Sardinia and Italy and from France to Romania. It is also known from Turkey.[1]

Adults are on wing in autumn and late spring.

The larvae feed on Dorycnium pentaphyllum, Dorycnium pentaphyllum germanicum, Lotus corniculatus, Lotus cytisoides, Lotus tenuis and Lotus uliginosus.[2] Larvae can be found from early summer to spring.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45513914.pdf Contribution to the knowledge of Coleophoridae. CXV. About some interesting species of Coleophoridae of Turkey and adjacent countries (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
  2. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2011-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120917170048/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/coleophora/squamella/squamella.htm . 2012-09-17 . dead .

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