Coleophora obtectella

Coleophora obtectella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. obtectella
Binomial name
	Coleophora obtectella; Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
	Coleophora trifisella Rebel, 1910;

Coleophora obtectella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Austria to Spain, Sicily and Crete and from France to Bulgaria.

The larvae feed on Satureja cuneifolia, Satureja montana and Thymus serpyllum. They create a spatulate leaf case of about 8 mm long when living on Satureja. When it lives on Thymus, it makes a composite leaf case out of three or four leaflets. The rear end is bivalved and the mouth angle is about 45°.[2] Larvae can be found from autumn to June.

References

Fauna Europaea
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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-03.