Coleophora juncicolella
Species of moth
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Coleophora juncicolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Mediterranean Sea and from Ireland to Poland and Hungary.
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| Coleophora juncicolella, Trevor Quarry, North Wales | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. juncicolella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora juncicolella | |
Description
The wingspan is 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in). Adults are grey-white. The head is ochreous-grey. The antennae grey-whitish, ringed with dark grey. Forewings shining grey, ochreous-tinged. Hindwings are grey.[2][3]
They are on wing from late June to July in western Europe.[4]
The larvae feed on common heather (Calluna vulgaris) and bell heather (Erica cinerea).[5] Full-grown larvae can be found from March to May.
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