2011-06-10

Coleophora obscuripalpella

Coleophora obscuripalpella

Coleophora obscuripalpella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. obscuripalpella
Binomial name
Coleophora obscuripalpella
Kanerva, 1941

Coleophora obscuripalpella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Sweden, Finland, Latvia and northern Russia.

The wingspan is 10-11 mm. Adults are on wing from May and July.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Ledum palustre and Chamaedaphne calyculata.

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