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Coleophora albella

Synonyms: Tinea albella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Coleophora albella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe. The wingspan is 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in). Adults are on wing from May to June. The larvae feed on Silene nutans and Silene vulgaris. They feed within the seed capsules of their host plant, living within a movable case constructed from an empty seed case, which is then attached to successive pods, while the larva feeds on the seeds.
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Prey / Diet

Silene flos-cuculi (ragged robin)[1]
Silene nutans (Eurasian catchfly)[1]
Silene viscosa (clammy campion)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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