Coleophora sternipennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. sternipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora sternipennella (Zetterstedt, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
List Ornix sternipennellaZetterstedt, 1839 Coleophora flavaginellaLienig & Zeller, 1846 Coleophora punctipennellaNylander, 1848 Coleophora albisquamellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854 Coleophora muehligiellaStainton, 1887 Coleophora moeniacellaStainton, 1887 (Unjustified replacement name forColeophora muehligellaWocke, 1876) Coleophora niveistrigellaWocke, 1876

Coleophora sternipennella is amoth of the familyColeophoridae. It is found in all of Europe, exceptGreece and theMediterranean islands. It is also known from theCaucasus. It occurs in steppe and desert biotopes, in wasteland and uncultivated parts of anthropogenic areas.

Thewingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). Adult are on wing from July to August in western Europe.^[2]

The larvae feed onAtriplex andChenopodium species creating a tubular silken case which is 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) long.^[3] Larvae can be found from September. They overwinter as a larva before pupating in June.

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