Coleophora striolatella

Coleophora striolatella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from southern France to Italy and from Hungary to Spain.

Coleophora striolatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. striolatella
Binomial name
Coleophora striolatella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora dichroella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora moestella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora benedictella Chrétien, 1904

The larvae feed on Linum narbonense. They create a slender tubular silken case with a moth angle of about 10°.[2] Full-grown cases are found in April and May.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-27.


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