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Coleophora silenella

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Coleophora silenella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. silenella
Binomial name
Coleophora silenella
Synonyms
  • Patzakia dragusanii Nemes, 2004

Coleophora silenella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Ukraine.

Capsule of Silene vulgaris with larval case attached
Larva

The wingspan is 14–19 mm (0.55–0.75 in).[2] They are on wing from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene otites, Silene densiflora, Silene nutans, Oberna behen and Viscaria vulgaris.

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