Coleophora silenella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Ukraine.

Coleophora silenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. silenella
Binomial name
Coleophora silenella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1]
Synonyms
Patzakia dragusanii Nemes, 2004

The wingspan is 14–19 mm (0.55–0.75 in).[2] Adults are white with creamy-ochre longitudinal streaks and black speckles. They are on wing from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene otites, Silene densiflora, Silene nutans, Oberna behen and Viscaria vulgaris. They create a tubular silken case which is attached to the side of a seed pod. They feed on the seeds from within this case.

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