Coleophora vicinella

Coleophora vicinella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from France to Ukraine and then further south.

Coleophora vicinella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. vicinella
Binomial name
Coleophora vicinella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora gypsophilae Christoph, 1862

The wingspan is 16–17 mm (0.63–0.67 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Astragalus, Coronilla, Dorycnium, Galega and Medicago sativa.[3] Larvae can be found from autumn to May of the following year.

References
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  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. "Coleophora vicinella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.


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