''Coleophora auricella'' is a
moth of the family
Coleophoridae. It is found from
Germany and
Poland to
Spain,
Italy and
Romania. It has also been recorded from southern
Russia.
The larvae feed on ''
Sideritis endressii'', ''
Stachys alopecuros'', ''
Stachys officinalis
''Betonica officinalis'' ( syn. ''Stachys officinalis''), commonly known as common hedgenettle, betony, purple betony, wood betony, bishopwort, or bishop's wort, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, wes ...
'', ''
Stachys recta
''Stachys recta'', commonly known as stiff hedgenettle or perennial yellow-woundwort, is herbaceous perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae.
Etymology
The generic epithet is derived from the Greek word σταχυς (''stachys''), meaning "an ear ...
'', ''
Teucrium chamaedrys'' and ''
Teucrium scorodonia
''Teucrium scorodonia'', common name the woodland germander or wood sage, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Teucrium'' of the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Western Europe and Tunisia, but cultivated in many places as an ornamenta ...
''. They create a spatulate leaf case of . The mouth angle is about 25°.
Larvae can be found from autumn to June.
References
auricella
Moths described in 1794
Moths of Europe
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