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Coleophora calycotomella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from the Netherlands and Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily and Crete.

Coleophora calycotomella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. calycotomella
Binomial name
Coleophora calycotomella Stainton, 1869 [1]
Synonyms
Coleophora afra Toll, 1952 Coleophora cuencella Toll, 1960 Coleophora oranella Toll, 1952 Coleophora paraobviella Toll, 1961

The wingspan is 11.5–15 mm (0.45–0.59 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Adenocarpus, Calicotome and common broom (Cytisus scoparius). They create a composite leaf case with a mouth angle of about 30°. The frontal leaf fragment is brown and hairy, while the older parts are pale and almost smooth. The case is slender, about 18 mm (0.71 in) long and bears a strong resemblance to the spines of most of its host plants.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in March and May.

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