Coleophora pennella

Coleophora pennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. pennella
Binomial name
	Coleophora pennella; (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
	List Tinea pennella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775; Coleophora flavilineella Toll, 1952; Coleophora diffinis Staudinger, 1879; Phalaena (Tinea) borowskiella Goeze, 1783; Tinea mucosa Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785; Phalaena (Tinea) onosmella Brahm, 1791; Tinea onosmella Brahm, 1791; Tinea struthionipennella Hübner, 1796; Coleophora onosmella enervatella Zeller, 1849; Coleophora hispanicella Möschler, 1866; Coleophora nervosella Müller-Rutz, 1927; Coleophora gogovi Capuse, 1971; ;

Coleophora pennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in). Adults are on wing from June to July.^[2]

The larvae feed on alkanet (Anchusa officinalis), houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale), Italian viper's bugloss (Echium italicum), viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), common gromwell (Lithospermum officinale), forget-me-nots (Myosotis species), monkswort (Nonea species), Onosma, alkenet (Pentaglottis), lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) and common comfrey (Symphytum officinale).^[3] Full-grown larvae can be found from mid May to early June.

References

^ "Coleophora pennella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
^ Kimber, Ian. "37.065 BF549 Coleophora pennella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
^ "Coleophora pennella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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