Coleophora directella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Great Britain, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. It is also known from China.[2]
| Coleophora directella | |
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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. directella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora directella | |
The wingspan is about 17 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Helichrysum species.[4] Larvae can be found from September to June of the following year.
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Key to the Chinese species of the Coleophora directella group Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
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