Coleophora ochripennella

Coleophora ochripennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. ochripennella
Binomial name
	Coleophora ochripennella; Zeller, 1849[1]

Coleophora ochripennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece.

Sprig of Ballota nigra with a larva-case attached

Larva

The larvae feed on Ballota nigra, Glechoma hederacea, Lamium album, Lamium purpureum, Stachys officinalis and Stachys sylvatica. They create a hairy, slender, largely dark brown lobe case of 8 to 10 millimetres (0.31 to 0.39 in) long. The mouth angle is 80 to 90 degrees, and the case is slightly compressed.[2] Larvae can be found from October to May.

References

Fauna Europaea
"Coleophora ochripennella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "Coleophora ochripennella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 12 August 2020.