Coleophora lithargyrinella
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Coleophora lithargyrinella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from Ireland to the Baltic States and Romania.
The wingspan is 11-13.5 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium glomeratum, Stellaria holostea and Stellaria media. They create a trivalved tubular, silken pale brown case of about 8 mm long. It has a mouth angle of 25°-30°. The case has a double dorsal keel.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.
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