Coleophora hemerobiella 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 western Europe

Europe

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, except Ireland

Ireland

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 and the Iberian Peninsula

Iberian Peninsula

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is about 14 mm. Adults have whitish forewings speckled with dark grey and usually an obvious blackish spot at around three-quarters. They are on wing in July in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Chaenomeles

Chaenomeles

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, Cotoneaster bacillaris, Cotoneaster integerrimus

Cotoneaster integerrimus

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, Crataegus laevigata, Cydonia oblonga, Malus x astracanica, Malus baccata

Malus baccata

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, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda

Malus floribunda

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, Malus fusca

Malus fusca

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, Malus ringo, Malus sylvestris

Malus sylvestris

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, Mespilus germanica, Prunus avium

Prunus avium

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, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus cerasus, Prunus domestica

Prunus domestica

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, Prunus spinosa

Prunus spinosa

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, Pyrus communis, Sorbus aria

Sorbus aria

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, Sorbus aucuparia

Sorbus aucuparia

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, Sorbus intermedia

Sorbus intermedia

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, Spiraea x bumalda and x Spiraea vanhouttei. In autumn, the larvae make a composite pistol-shaped leaf case. Early in the following spring, a tubular leaf case is made. This case reaches a length of about 10 mm and is positioned vertically on the leaf with a mouth angle of about 90°. Full-grown cases can be found from the end of May to early June.