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Coleophora calycotomella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. calycotomella
Binomial name
Coleophora calycotomella Stainton, 1869
Synonyms
Coleophora afra Toll, 1952 Coleophora cuencella Toll, 1960 Coleophora oranella Toll, 1952 Coleophora paraobviella Toll, 1961

Coleophora calycotomella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from the Netherlands and Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily and Crete.

The wingspan is 11.5–15 mm (0.45–0.59 in).

The larvae feed on Adenocarpus, Calicotome and common broom (Cytisus scoparius). Full-grown larvae can be found in March and May.

References

1. "Coleophora calycotomella Stainton, 1869". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
3. "Coleophora calycotomella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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