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Coleophora virgatella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. virgatella
Binomial name
Coleophora virgatella Zeller, 1849

Coleophora virgatella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece. It has also been recorded from southern Russia and central Asia.

Adults are on wing from late June to July.

The larvae feed on Salvia glutinosa, Salvia pratensis and Stachys species. Larvae can be found from autumn to May of the following year.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
3. "Coleophora virgatella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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