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Coleophora chalcogrammella

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Coleophora chalcogrammella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839 and is found in Europe.

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Coleophora chalcogrammella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. chalcogrammella
Binomial name
Coleophora chalcogrammella
Zeller, 1839[1]
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Description

The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)

The larvae feed on thyme-leaf sandwort (Arenaria serpyllifolia), field mouse-ear, (Cerastium arvense), three-nerved sandwort (Moehringia trinervia), lesser stitchwort (Stellaria graminea) and greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea).[2] Full-grown cases can be found in May.

Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.[3]

Distribution

It is found from Sweden and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.

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