Coleophora zelleriella

Coleophora zelleriella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden to the Mediterranean Sea and from France to southern Russia. It is not known from the Mediterranean islands.

Coleophora zelleriella
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C. zelleriella
Binomial name
Coleophora zelleriella

The larvae feed on Salix aurita, Salix caprea and Salix cinerea. They create a black pistol case. The case is covered with grey plant hairs.[2] Larvae can be found from autumn to June.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2011-04-26.


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