''Coleophora virgatella'' 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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and

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to the

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and

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. It has also been recorded from southern

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and central

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. Adults are on wing from late June to July. The larvae feed on ''

Salvia glutinosa ''Salvia glutinosa'', the glutinous sage, sticky sage, Jupiter's sage, or Jupiter's distaff, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Lamiaceae. Description ''Salvia glutinosa'' grows to approximately tall.Pignatti S. - Flora d' ...

'', ''

Salvia pratensis ''Salvia pratensis'', the meadow clary or meadow sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. The Latin specific epithet ''pratensis'' means "of meadows", referring to its ...

'' and '' Stachys'' species. Larvae can be found from autumn to May of the following year.

References

virgatella Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Moths described in 1849 {{Coleophoridae-stub