Coleophora adjectella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Scandinavia to Spain, Sardinia, Sicily and Greece and from Great Britain to Poland and Slovakia.[1]

Coleophora adjectella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. adjectella
Binomial name
Coleophora adjectella
Synonyms
  • Coleophora badiipennella adjectella

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Crataegus species, Prunus domestica and Prunus spinosa.

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