| Coleophora silenella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. silenella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora silenella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855 | |
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Coleophora silenella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Ukraine.
The wingspan is 14–19 mm (0.55–0.75 in). They are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene otites, Silene densiflora, Silene nutans, Oberna behen and Viscaria vulgaris.
References
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| Coleophora silenella |
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