Coleophora juncicolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Mediterranean Sea and from Ireland to Poland and Hungary.
Coleophora juncicolella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. juncicolella |
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Coleophora juncicolella Stainton, 1851[1] | |
The wingspan is 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in). Adults are grey-white. The head is ochreous-grey. The antennae grey- whitish, ringed with dark grey. Forewings shining grey, ochreous-tinged. Hindwings grey..[2] They are on wing from late June to July in western Europe.[3]
The larvae feed on common heather (Calluna vulgaris) and bell heather (Erica cinerea). They create a small light brown lobe case with a mouth angle of about 40° and a length of about 4 mm (0.16 in). The case is composed of 8-10 small leaf fragments.[4] Full-grown larvae can be found from March to May.
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