Coleophora gnaphalii 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 from Sweden

Sweden

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 and the Baltic States

Baltic states

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 to the Pyrenees

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, the Alps

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 and Romania

Romania

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 and from France

France

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 to Russia

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.
The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 9-12 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Gnaphalium

Gnaphalium

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species and Helichrysum arenarium

Helichrysum arenarium

Helichrysum arenarium is also known as dwarf everlast, and Immortelle -Description:An Perennial plant, it grows to be an average of 0.3 m tall....

. They create a small, curved, hairy case of less than 12 mm. The mouth angle is about 30°. Full-grown larvae can be found from May to June.