Coleophora vestianella
- "Tinea vestianella" redirects here. This name was often misapplied to the skin moth (Monopis laevigella) and the common clothes moth (Tineola bissellella) in former times.
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Coleophora vestianella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Europe to Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
The wingspan is 11–16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[1]
The larvae feed on Chenopodium (including Chenopodium album) and Atriplex species (including Atriplex patula). They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.
Synonyms
- Coleophora annulatella Nylander, 1848
- Coleophora botauripennella Toll, 1955
- Coleophora laripennella Toll, 1953
- Coleophora subtractella Caradja, 1920
- Coleophora tengstromella Doubleday, 1859
- Ecebalia vestianella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phalaena (Tinea) vestianella Linnaeus, 1758
- Ornix laripennella Zetterstedt, 1839
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