Coleophora absinthii is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from France, east to southern Russia and from Fennoscandia south to Switzerland and Romania. It has also been recorded from Sicily.
| Coleophora absinthii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. absinthii
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| Coleophora absinthii | |
The wingspan is 14–17 mm.
The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium. They feed from within a case.[2]
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