Coleophora solitariella

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Coleophora solitariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

Sprig of Stellaria holostea with mined leaves
Larva
Larval case

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Coleophora solitariella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. solitariella
Binomial name
Coleophora solitariella
Zeller, 1849[1]
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The wingspan is 10–13 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium glomeratum, Myosoton aquaticum, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria holostea, Stellaria media, Stellaria nemorum and Stellaria uliginosa.[3] Full-grown cases can be found in May.

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