Coleophora vulpecula

Coleophora vulpecula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. vulpecula
Binomial name
	Coleophora vulpecula; Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
	Coleophora vulpeculoides Toll, 1952;

Coleophora vulpecula is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria. It has also been recorded from northern Russia.

The larvae feed on Onobrychis arenaria. They create a lobe case, consisting of two rows of large, untidily projecting leaf fragments that give the appearance of a bundle of dried leaves. The mouth angle is about 45°[2] Larvae can be found from September to June of the following year.

References

Fauna Europaea
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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-26.