Coleophora chalcogrammella


Coleophora chalcogrammella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839 and is found in Europe.

Description

The wingspan is
The larvae feed on thyme-leaf sandwort, field mouse-ear,, three-nerved sandwort, lesser stitchwort and greater stitchwort. Full-grown cases can be found in May.
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.

Distribution

It is found from Sweden and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.