Coleophora chalcogrammella 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 northern Russia

Russia

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 to the Pyrenees

Pyrenees

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 and the Alps

Alps

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 and from Great Britain

Great Britain

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 to Romania

Romania

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.
The wingspan

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 is 8-10 mm.

The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia

Arenaria serpyllifolia

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, Cerastium arvense

Cerastium arvense

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, Moehringia trinervia

Moehringia trinervia

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, Stellaria graminea

Stellaria graminea

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and Stellaria holostea

Stellaria holostea

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. In autumn, the larvae make a short corridor, which widens into a small blotch, out of which the first case is cut. After hibernation, the final case is made. It is a brown, three-valved, tubular silken case of about 6 mm long. The mouth angle is about 30°. Full-grown cases can be found in May.