Coleophora lixella
Coleophora lixella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in most of Europe. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849.
Description
The wingspan is about 19 mm. Adults have a yellow ground colour with dusky-outlined whitish streaks. They are on wing from July to August. The head is white, the crown yellow tinged. Antennae whitish, basal 2/5 clothed with hairs, basal joint with strong tuft. Forewings with apex falcate; yellow; a subcostal streak to before middle, a discal streak from before middle to 2/3, a streak along fold, and several short streaks between veins towards costa posteriorly and termen silvery-white, blackish-edged. Hindwings dark grey.Larval foodplants include meadow foxtail, sweet vernal grass, downy oat-grass, common quaking grass, soft brome, cock's-foot, Elymus grasses, Yorkshire fog,, Koeleria grasses and annual meadow grass. Larvae can be found from the end of August to the end of May.