Coleophora ballotella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany, Poland and the Baltic States to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It has also been recorded from northern and southern Russia.
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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. ballotella
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| Coleophora ballotella (Fischer v. Röslerstamm, 1839)[1]
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The larvae feed on Ballota nigra, Lamium amplexicaule, Leonurus, Marrubium peregrinum, Marrubium vulgare, Stachys officinalis and Teucrium chamaedrys.[2] Full-grown larvae can be found in June and July.
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "Coleophora ballotella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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