Coleophora vacciniella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Romania.

Coleophora vacciniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. vacciniella
Binomial name
Coleophora vacciniella Herrich-Schaffer, 1861[1]
Synonyms
Coleophora rhododendri Hofmnann, 1869 Coleophora betulaenanae Klimesch, 1958

The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Larvae can be found from July to autumn. Hibernation takes place in the case and pupation takes place shortly after winter.

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