Coleophora motacillella

(Redirected from Ecebalia motacillella)

Coleophora motacillella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from France to southern Russia and from Denmark to Austria and Romania.

Coleophora motacillella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. motacillella
Binomial name
Coleophora motacillella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Ecebalia motacillella
  • Coleophora palumbipennella Toll, 1952

Adults are on wing in July and August.[2]

The larvae feed on Chenopodium and Atriplex species. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

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