Coleophora polonicella

Coleophora polonicella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Lithuania, Poland and Romania.

Coleophora polonicella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. polonicella
Binomial name
Coleophora polonicella Zeller, 1865[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]

The larvae feed on Astragalus arenarius. They create a greyish, laterally strongly compressed sheath case. The last part is bent downwards. The case has about twenty indistinct ridges. The mouth angle is about 20°.[3] Larvae can be found from autumn to July.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Swedish Moths
3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-05-04.