Coleophora kroneella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Switzerland to Italy and Greece and from Austria to Romania.
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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. kroneella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora kroneella Fuchs, 1899[1]
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The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Pyrus communis and Sorbus. They create a trivalved case of about 7 mm in length. the mouth angle is about 30°. The case is blackish, with a reddish end.[2] Full-grown cases can be found from May to June.
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