Coleophora albella

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Coleophora albella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. albella
Binomial name
Coleophora albella
(Thunberg, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Tinea albellaThunberg, 1788
  • Tinea leucapennellaHubner, 1827

Coleophora albella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe. [1]

Contents

The wingspan is 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in). Adults are on wing from May to June. [2]

The larvae feed on Silene nutans and Silene vulgaris . [3]

Status

The species is considered to be endangered in Great Britain, and can be found only in one location in Avon. [3]

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<i>Coleophora galbulipennella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Coleophora lutipennella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Coleophora flavipennella</i> Species of moth

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Coleophora coracipennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. The species is found in Europe and was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1796.

<i>Coleophora limosipennella</i> Species of moth

Coleophora limosipennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843. It is found in Europe from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and the Balkan Peninsula and from Great Britain to the Baltic States and Romania. It is an introduced species in North America.

<i>Coleophora lusciniaepennella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Coleophora hackmani</i> Species of moth

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<i>Coleophora vestianella</i> Species of moth

Coleophora vestianella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Europe to Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

<i>Coleophora mayrella</i> Species of moth

The metallic coleophora moth is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is native to Europe and Armenia, but is an adventive species in the Nearctic realm, where it is found throughout the United States and southern Canada. It has also been recorded from New Zealand, Chile and Argentina.

Coleophora corsicella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from France to Italy and Greece and from Slovakia to the Iberian Peninsula.

<i>Coleophora millefolii</i> Species of moth

Coleophora millefolii is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Great Britain, Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula.

Coleophora nubivagella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy, North Macedonia and Romania.

<i>Coleophora alticolella</i> Species of moth

Coleophora alticolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in Europe and North America.

<i>Coleophora silenella</i> Species of moth

Coleophora silenella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Ukraine.

Coleophora nutantella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Spain, Sicily and Greece and from France to the Baltic states, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. It is also found in Asia Minor.

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References

  1. "Coleophora albella (Thunberg, 1788)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. Norfolk Moths
  3. 1 2 Hants Moths