Coleophora plumbella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Romania.
| Coleophora plumbella | |
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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. plumbella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora plumbella Kanerva, 1941[1]
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The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium uliginosum. They probably create a composite leaf case.[3] Larvae can be found from late August to spring.
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Swedish Moths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
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