''Coleophora astragalella'' 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 foun ...

. 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 ...

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, but it has not been recorded from the

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. It is also known from central

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. Adults are on wing in June and July. The larvae feed on ''

Astragalus glycyphyllos ''Astragalus glycyphyllos'' (liquorice milkvetch, wild liquorice, wild licorice) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe. It is a perennial herbaceous plant which is sometimes used for tea Tea is an aromatic beverag ...

'', ''

Astragalus onobrychis ''Astragalus onobrychis'' is a species of milkvetch in the family Fabaceae. It is the type species of the genus ''Astragalus'', the largest genus of flowering plants by number of known species. References * * onobrychis __NOTOC__ ''Ono ...

'' and ''

Astragalus sempervirens ''Astragalus'' is a large genus of over 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae and the subfamily Faboideae. It is the largest genus of plants in terms of described species. The genus is native to tempe ...

''. They create an ochreous pistol case of 10–12 mm long, with a pallium that descends up to about half the length of the case. Larvae can be found from autumn to the following May.

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astragalella Moths of Europe Moths of Asia {{Coleophoridae-stub