Coleophora obtectella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Austria to Spain, Sicily and Crete and from France to Bulgaria.

Coleophora obtectella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. obtectella
Binomial name
Coleophora obtectella Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
Coleophora trifisella Rebel, 1910

The larvae feed on Satureja cuneifolia, Satureja montana and Thymus serpyllum. They create a spatulate leaf case of about 8 mm long when living on Satureja. When it lives on Thymus, it makes a composite leaf case out of three or four leaflets. The rear end is bivalved and the mouth angle is about 45°.[2] Larvae can be found from autumn to June.

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