Coleophora niveicostella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae and was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. It is found from Sweden and Latvia to Spain, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Romania.
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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. niveicostella
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Description
editThe wingspan is 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in). Adults are on wing in July.[2]
The larvae feed on Thymus praecox, Thymus pulegioides and Thymus serpyllum.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in mid June.
References
edit- ^ "Coleophora niveicostella Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "37.043 [B&F: 0548] Coleophora niveicostella Zeller, 1839". Hants Moths. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Coleophora niveicostella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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