''Coleophora onobrychiella'' is a

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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 from Sweden to the

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and

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and from

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. It is also found in China. The

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is 14–15 mm. The larvae feed on '' Astragalus arenarius'', '' Astragalus hamosus'', ''

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'', '' Genista tincoria'', '' Hippocrepis comosa'', '' Onobrychis sativa'', '' Onobrychis saxatilis'', '' Onobrychis supina'' and ''

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''. They create a straw-coloured lobe case of 8–10 mm. It has a mouth angle of 55-60°. The shape of the case is exceptionally variable. The mouth opening is shifted to the side of the case, causing the case to lie on its side on the leaf. Larvae can be found from autumn to the following June.

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