Coleophora ptarmicia is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy (including Sicily), Latvia, Lithuania, southern Russia, and the eastern Palearctic realm.[1] It is also found in China.[2]

Coleophora ptarmicia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. ptarmicia
Binomial name
Coleophora ptarmicia Walsingham, 1910
Synonyms
Coleophora ptarmica Toll, 1962 Coleophora zimmermanni Rebel, 1937

The larvae feed on Achillea collina, Achillea millefolium, Achillea ptarmica and Achillea setacea. They create a lobe case of about 7 mm long, covered with large, yellow, leaf fragments widely standing out. The mouth angle is about 40°.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found at the end of May.

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