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 Coleophoridae family. 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

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