Coleophora ornatipennella

Coleophora ornatipennella
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. ornatipennella
Binomial name
	Coleophora ornatipennella; (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
	Tinea ornatipennella Hübner, 1796 ; Porrectaria ornatea Haworth, 1828 ;

Coleophora ornatipennella is a small moth of the family Coleophoridae.

Distribution

It is found in central and south-eastern Europe (from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from France to Romania as well as in southern and northern Russia and Estonia) and in the Near East. It is also found in China.^[1]

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). Forewings are yellowish and apically falcate, with dark gray stripes.^[2]

The moth flies in May and June depending on the location. The larvae feed on Alopecurus, Anthoxanthum, Avena, Briza, Bromus, Dactylis glomerata, Holcus, Koeleria and Poa species.^[3] Larvae can be found from October to May.

Coleophora ornatipennella. Illustration from Stainton's Natural History of the Tineina (1859)
Mined grass leaf blade with larval case attached
Larva

Savela, Markku (ed.). "Coleophora ornatipennella". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via FUNET.
"Coleophora ornatipennella (Hübner, 1796)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013.^{[dead link‍]}
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