Coleophora fuscociliella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany and Poland to Italy, North Macedonia, and Romania. It is also known in southern Russia.

Coleophora fuscociliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. fuscociliella
Binomial name
Coleophora fuscociliella Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
Coleophora medicaginis Herrich-Schäffer, 1861 Quadratia bucovinae Nemes, 2004

The larvae feed on Coronilla and Medicago species. They create a slender, laterally compressed sheath case. The case has a number of fine diagonal ridges running backwards and downwards. The rear end is bent down somewhat and is darker than the remainder of the case. The mouth angle is about 20°.[2] Larvae can be found from autumn to June of the following year.

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