Coleophora vacciniella

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
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. vacciniella
Binomial name
Coleophora vacciniella
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.

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