Coleophora chamaedriella

Coleophora chamaedriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. chamaedriella
Binomial name
	Coleophora chamaedriella; Bruand, 1852[1]
Synonyms
	Coleophora setipalpella Staudinger, 1879; Coleophora distinctella Toll, 1952;

Coleophora chamaedriella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Poland to Spain, Sardinia, Italy and Greece.

Sprig of Teucrium chamaedrys with a larval case attached to one of the leaves

Larva

The larvae feed on Teucrium chamaedrys, Teucrium scorodonia and Veronica species. They create a yellow-brown lobe case of 10–12 mm with a mouth angle of about 80°.[2] Larvae can be found from September to May.

References

Fauna Europaea
"bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-04-28.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-04-28.