Coleophora pennella

Coleophora pennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe.

Coleophora pennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. pennella
Binomial name
Coleophora pennella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
List Tinea pennella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 Coleophora flavilineella Toll, 1952 Coleophora diffinis Staudinger, 1879 Phalaena (Tinea) borowskiella Goeze, 1783 Tinea mucosa Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785 Phalaena (Tinea) onosmella Brahm, 1791 Tinea onosmella Brahm, 1791 Tinea struthionipennella Hübner, 1796 Coleophora onosmella enervatella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora hispanicella Möschler, 1866 Coleophora nervosella Müller-Rutz, 1927 Coleophora gogovi Capuse, 1971

The wingspan is 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in). Adults are on wing from June to July.[2]

The larvae feed on alkanet (Anchusa officinalis), houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale), Italian viper's bugloss (Echium italicum), viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), common gromwell (Lithospermum officinale), forget-me-nots (Myosotis species), monkswort (Nonea species), Onosma, alkenet (Pentaglottis), lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) and common comfrey (Symphytum officinale). Young larva feed on the developing seeds and hibernate in their first case which is made of the tip of a petal. After hibernation, they make a laterally flattened, composite leaf case. Fleck mines are made at the margin of the leaves. The mouth angle is about 70°.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found from mid May to early June.