''Coleophora eupreta'' 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 __NOTOC__ The Coleophoridae are a family of small moths, belonging to the huge superfamily Gelechioidea. Collectively known as case-bearers, casebearing moths or case moths, this family is represented on all continents, but the majority are found ...

. It is found in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

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Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

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and

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. The larvae feed on ''

Helianthemum apenninum ''Helianthemum apenninum'', the white rock-rose, is a white-flowering rock rose of the family Cistaceae found in the North Atlantic region, mainly in dry grassy and rocky places across large parts of Europe. ''Helianthemum apenninum'', is a sel ...

'', ''

Helianthemum canum ''Helianthemum oelandicum'', commonly called hoary rockrose, is a low growing plant confined to rocky dry calcareous areas especially close to the sea. Description The plant typically has a central stock from which numerous branches radiate hor ...

'', ''

Helianthemum guttatum ''Tuberaria guttata'', the spotted rock-rose or annual rock-rose, is an annual plant of the Mediterranean region which also occurs very locally in Wales and Ireland. The flowers are very variable with the characteristic spot at the base of the pe ...

'', ''

Helianthemum lavandulifolium ''Helianthemum'' , known as rock rose, sunrose, rushrose, or frostweed,' ...

'', ''

Helianthemum nummularium ''Helianthemum nummularium'' (known as common rock-rose) is a species of rock-rose (Cistaceae), native to most of Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical si ...

'' and ''

Helianthemum sessiliflorum ''Helianthemum'' , known as rock rose, sunrose, rushrose, or frostweed,' ...

''. They create a brown leaf case of 7–8 mm. The case is covered by dense wool and has a mouth angle of about 35°.

References

eupreta Moths described in 1907 Moths of Europe {{Coleophoridae-stub