The Coleophoridae are a family of small moths, belonging to the huge superfamily Gelechioidea. Collectively known as case-bearers, casebearing moths or case moths, this family is represented on all continents, but the majority are found in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. They are most common in the Palearctic, and rare in sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and Australia; consequently, they probably originated in northern Eurasia. They are relatively common in houses, they seek out moist areas to rest and procreate.
Coleophora is a very large genus of moths of the family Coleophoridae. It contains some 1,350 described species. The genus is represented on all continents, but the majority are found in the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Many authors have tried splitting the genus into numerous smaller ones, but most of these have not become widely accepted.
The clover case-bearer or small clover case-bearer is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is native to Asia, Europe and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand.
Coleophora algeriensis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, Sicily and North Africa.
Coleophora atriplicis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe and North America.
Coleophora deviella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Denmark to Spain, Sardinia, Sicily and Greece and from Great Britain to southern Russia. It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.
Coleophora feoleuca is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Spain.
Coleophora helgada is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the lower Volga area in southern Russia.
Coleophora atlanti is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the lower Volga area in southern Russia.
Coleophora aestuariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Great Britain, France, the Iberian Peninsula, Greece, Bulgaria and Ukraine.
Coleophora physophorae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Russia and central Asia. It occurs in desert-steppe biotopes.
Coleophora lonchodes is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Russia and central Asia. It occurs in desert-steppe biotopes.
Coleophora atriplicivora is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the United States, including New Mexico.
Coleophora suaedicola is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the United States, including Indiana.
Coleophora suaedae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the United States, including California.
Coleophora poecilella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that is endemic to Algeria.
Coleophora pechi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that is endemic to Algeria.
Coleophora curta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae.
Coleophora glymma is a moth of the family Coleophoridae.
Scrobipalpa nitentella, the common sea groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, North Africa (Tunisia), Turkey, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and Siberia (Transbaikalia).
