| Coleophora vestianella | |
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| Female abdomen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. vestianella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora vestianella | |
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.
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The wingspan is 11–16 mm (0.43–0.63 in). Adults are on wing from June to August. [1]
The larvae feed on Chenopodium (including Chenopodium album ) and Atriplex species (including Atriplex patula ). They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.
