Coleophora aestuariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Great Britain, France, the Iberian Peninsula, Greece, Bulgaria and Ukraine.
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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. aestuariella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984[1]
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm.
The larvae feed on the seeds of annual sea-blight (Suaeda maritima). They create a moveable case of about 5 mm in length.[2] Larvae can be found from September to June.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "37.079 [B&F: 0574a] Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984". Hants Moths. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "37.079 Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984". British Leafminers. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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