Coleophora aestuariella
Species of moth
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Coleophora aestuariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Great Britain, France, the Iberian Peninsula, Greece, Bulgaria and Ukraine.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. aestuariella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984[1] | |
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm.
The larvae feed on the seeds of annual sea-blight (Suaeda maritima). They create a moveable case of about 5 mm in length.[2] Larvae can be found from September to June.[3]
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