''Coleophora ononidella'' 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 south of the line running from

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 ...

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

. The larvae feed on ''

Ononis arvensis ''Ononis arvensis'', the field restharrow, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Ononis spinosa ''Ononis spinosa'' is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae, that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow. It is found throughout much of Europe including Britain, but seldom as far north as Scotland. Description Spiny resth ...

'' and ''Ononis spinosa antiquorum''. They create a white, yellow or brown pistol case with a large, transparent pallium that covers most of the case. Larvae can be found from March to May.

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* ononidella Moths described in 1879 Moths of Europe {{Coleophoridae-stub