Coleophora artemisicolella

Coleophora artemisicolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. artemisicolella
Binomial name
	Coleophora artemisicolella; Bruand, [1855]
Synonyms
	Coleophora albicans sensu auct., nec Zeller, 1849;

Coleophora artemisicolella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy, and Bulgaria, and from Great Britain to central and southern Russia, further east to Japan.

Sprig of *Artemisia vulgaris* with larva-cases attached to the seeds

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris. The larvae form a case very closely resembling a seedhead, and moves from seed to seed leaving diagnostic small holes in the side of each one. Normally, the larvae feed on developing fruits, but might stray to the leaves.

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