Coleophora lassella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.
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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. lassella
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| Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859[1]
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Description
editThe wingspan is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in).[2] It closely resembles several other Coleophora and impossible to identify without microscopic examination of the genitalia.
There are possibly two generations per year in western Europe, with adults on wing from late May to June and again in mid-August.[3]
The larvae feed on toad rush (Juncus bufonius).[4]
Distribution
editThe moth is widespread in Europe including Belgium, the Canary Islands, Corsica, Crete, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, southern Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ " Coleophora lassella Toad-rush Case-bearer". Suffolk Moths. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Coleophora lassella (Staudinger, 1859)". UKflymines. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
External links
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