Coleophora glitzella explained

Coleophora glitzella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Italy and from Great Britain to Romania. It was recently reported from Yukon, Canada.^[1]

Description

The wingspan is .^[2]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Vaccinium uliginosum.^[3] Full-grown larvae can be found at the end of April.

External links

• Coleophora glitzella at UKMoths

Notes and References

1. http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3749.1.1 Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology
2. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2011-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110212055308/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=260230&p=1 . 2011-02-12 . dead .
3. Web site: Coleophora glitzella . 11 August 2020 . Plant Parasites of Europe.