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Coleophora striatipennella

Coleophora striatipennella
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Coleophora striatipennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. striatipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora striatipennella
Nylander, 1848
Synonyms
  • Coleophora apicella Stainton, 1858
  • Coleophora cacuminatella Doubleday, 1859
  • Coleophora lineolea Meyrick, 1928 (non Haworth, 1828: preoccupied)
  • Casignetella striatipennella

Coleophora striatipennella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family that is found in Europe and Near East.

The wingspan of 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in). Adults are on wing from May to August. There are one to two generation per year.

The larvae feed on seeds of Stellaria graminea, Stellaria media and Cerastium fontanum.



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