Coleophora supinella

Coleophora supinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. supinella
Binomial name
Coleophora supinella
Ortner, 1949[1]

Coleophora supinella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Germany to Spain and Italy and from Belgium and France to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria. It is also known from Bulgaria.

The wingspan is 12.5-15.5 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus supinus and Chamaecytisus austriacus. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant. They create a case.

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