Coleophora onobrychiella

Coleophora onobrychiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. onobrychiella
Binomial name
	Coleophora onobrychiella; Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
	Coleophora arenariella Zeller, 1865;

Coleophora onobrychiella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from France to Romania. It is also found in China.[2]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Astragalus arenarius, Astragalus hamosus, Astragalus onobrychis, Genista tincoria, Hippocrepis comosa, Onobrychis sativa, Onobrychis saxatilis, Onobrychis supina and Onobrychis viciifolia. They create a straw-coloured lobe case of 8–10 mm. It has a mouth angle of 55-60°. The shape of the case is exceptionally variable. The mouth opening is shifted to the side of the case, causing the case to lie on its side on the leaf.[4] Larvae can be found from autumn to the following June.

References

Fauna Europaea
Three New Species And Seven Newly Recorded Species Of The Genus Coleophora From China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
Swedish Moths
"bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-05-03.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Three New Species And Seven Newly Recorded Species Of The Genus Coleophora From China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)

[3] Swedish Moths

[4] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-05-03.