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Coleophora wockeella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. wockeella
Binomial name
Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849
Synonyms
Coleophora italiae Toll, 1960

Coleophora wockeella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Latvia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Albania and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in western Europe.

The larvae feed on betony (Stachys officinalis). Larvae can be found from autumn to mid-May.

Etymology

The species was named after the German entomologist Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke.

References

1. "Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
2. Kimber, Ian. "37.109 BF527 Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849". UKmoths. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
3. Ellis, W N. "Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849 betony case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

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