Coleophora vestianella explained

Coleophora vestianella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Europe to Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from June to August.^[1]

The larvae feed on Chenopodium (including Chenopodium album) and Atriplex species (including Atriplex patula). They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

Synonyms

• Coleophora annulatella Nylander, 1848
• Coleophora botauripennella Toll, 1955
• Coleophora laripennella Toll, 1953
• Coleophora subtractella Caradja, 1920
• Coleophora tengstromella Doubleday, 1859
• Ecebalia vestianella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Phalaena (Tinea) vestianella Linnaeus, 1758
• Ornix laripennella Zetterstedt, 1839

External links

• • Swedish Moths
• Coleophora vestianella at ukmoths

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)