Coleophora badiipennella is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Coleophoridae

Coleophoridae

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 family. It is found in Europe

Europe

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, from Fennoscandia

Fennoscandia

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 to the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

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 and from Great Britain

Great Britain

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 to southern Russia

Russia

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. It is also known from North America

North America

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.

The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 9–11 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Ulmus procera, Ulmus minor, Corylus, Prunus spinosa

Prunus spinosa

Prunus spinosa is a species of Prunus native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa. It is also locally naturalised in New Zealand and eastern North America....

, Fraxinus, Acer. The final case is a small, laterally compressed, spatulate leaf case of 5-6 mm. The mouth angle is 0-10°.