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Coleophora oriolella

(Coleophora oriolella)

Description

Coleophora oriolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Germany and Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily and Greece and from France to southern Russia. The larvae feed on Coronilla, Dorycnium pentaphyllum and Dorycnium pentaphyllum germanicum. They create a seed case. Larvae can be found from autumn to May.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Coleophoridae
Genus:Coleophora
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