Coleophora cornutella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from France to Romania.

Coleophora cornutella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. cornutella
Binomial name
Coleophora cornutella Herrich-Schaffer, 1861[1]
Synonyms
Coleophora cornuta Heinemann & Wocke, 1876[2]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in).[3]

The larvae feed on Betula pubescens. They feed only on seedlings of less than 50 mm (2.0 in) high. They create a bivalved lobe case. The front end is very broad and the rear end strongly narrowed and curved downwards. The length is 7–7.5 mm (0.28–0.30 in) and the mouth angle is about 30°.[4] Larvae can be found from September to May.

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