Coleophora silenella

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Coleophora silenella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Ukraine.

Coleophora silenella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. silenella
Binomial name
Coleophora silenella
Synonyms
  • Patzakia dragusanii Nemes, 2004
Capsule of Silene vulgaris with larval case attached
Larva

The wingspan is 14–19 mm (0.55–0.75 in).[2] They are on wing from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene otites, Silene densiflora, Silene nutans, Oberna behen and Viscaria vulgaris.

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