Coleophora parthenogenella

Coleophora parthenogenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. parthenogenella
Binomial name
Coleophora parthenogenella
Falck, 2010[1]

Coleophora parthenogenella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Denmark and Sweden.

It is a parthenogenic species.

The larvae feed on Cytisus scoparius. They create a very untidy, bivalved lobe case. The mouth angle is about 90°.[2] Oviposition takes place in July and the larvae are full-grown in June of the following year.

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