Coleophora squamosella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. squamosella
Binomial name
Coleophora squamosella
Synonyms
  • Coleophora erigerella Ford, 1935
  • Coleophora sabulicola Benander, 1939

Coleophora squamosella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Europe (from Great Britain to Poland and Hungary and from Fennoscandia to France, Italy and Austria), the Baltic states, the Caucasus, Russia (Baikal and Altai) and Turkey.[2]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[3]

The larvae feed in a case on Erigeron species, including Erigeron acer.

References

  1. "Coleophora squamosella Stainton, 1856". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. Contribution to the knowledge of Coleophoridae. CXV. About some interesting species of Coleophoridae of Turkey and adjacent countries (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today
  3. " Coleophora squamosella Surrey Case-bearer". Norfolkmoths. Retrieved 4 February 2020.


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