Coleophora lassella

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Coleophora lassella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. lassella
Binomial name
Coleophora lassella
Staudinger, 1859 [1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora telavivellaToll, 1942

Coleophora lassella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.

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Description

The wingspan is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in). [2] There are possibly two generations per year in western Europe, with adults on wing from late May to June and again in mid-August. [3]

The larvae feed on toad rush ( Juncus bufonius ). [4]

Distribution

The moth is widespread in Europe including Belgium, the Canary Islands, Corsica, Crete, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, southern Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
  3. ↑ " Coleophora lassella Toad-rush Case-bearer". Suffolk Moths. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Coleophora lassella (Staudinger, 1859)". UKflymines. Retrieved 24 January 2020.



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