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Coleophora caespititiella

Synonyms: Coleophora agrammella (heterotypic); Eupista flava; Eupista intermedia; Ornix lacunaecolella

Wikipedia Abstract

Coleophora caespititiella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. This species is found throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe. It is also known from North America. The Coleophoridae group are often collectively known as the case moths or case-bearers. The larvae feed on Juncus, producing spun silken pupal cases within which they overwinter on the seed heads. The adults are small and brown with pointed wings.
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Prey / Diet

Juncus articulatus (jointleaf rush)[1]
Juncus conglomeratus (Compact Rush)[1]
Juncus effusus (common rush)[2]
Juncus inflexus (European meadow rush)[1]
Typha latifolia (Reedmace)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0