Coleophora pennella
Species of moth
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Coleophora pennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. pennella |
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The wingspan is 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in). Adults are on wing from June to July.[2]
The larvae feed on alkanet (Anchusa officinalis), houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale), Italian viper's bugloss (Echium italicum), viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), common gromwell (Lithospermum officinale), forget-me-nots (Myosotis species), monkswort (Nonea species), Onosma, alkenet (Pentaglottis), lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) and common comfrey (Symphytum officinale).[3] Full-grown larvae can be found from mid May to early June.
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