''Coleophora adelogrammella'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from

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to the

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and

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and from

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. The

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is 13–15 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Dianthus sylvestris ''Dianthus sylvestris'', the wood pink, is a species of ''Dianthus'' found in Europe, particularly in the Alps, and also said to be disjunctly found in the mountains of Greece. A perennial, it prefers to grow in drier, stony places, so it is occa ...

'', ''

Petrorhagia prolifera ''Petrorhagia prolifera'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order C ...

'' and ''

Petrorhagia saxifraga ''Petrorhagia saxifraga'', known as tunic flower or coat flower, is a small, herbaceous flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to parts of Europe and introduced to the United States and Canada, Great Britain, and Sweden. ''Pe ...

''. They

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the leaves of their host plant. They create a trivalved tubular silken case of 7-7.5 mm. The mouth has an angle of 30-35°. In spring, the larvae not only mine the leaves, but also the stems.

References

adelogrammella Moths described in 1849 Moths of Europe {{Coleophoridae-stub