Coleophora directella

Coleophora directella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. directella
Binomial name
	Coleophora directella; Zeller, 1849[1]

Coleophora directella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Great Britain, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. It is also known from China.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Helichrysum species. They create a long, hairy, three-valved tubular case. The mouth angle is about 70°.[4] Larvae can be found from September to June of the following year.

References

Fauna Europaea
Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
lepiforum.de
"bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-29.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine

[3] rum.de

[4] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-29.