Coleophora frischella

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Coleophora frischella
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
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C. frischella
Binomial name
Coleophora frischella
Synonyms
  • Adela frischella (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tinea frischella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Phalaena frischella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Coleophora dannehli Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora auronitella Toll, 1962

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Frisch’s case-moth or clover case-bearer (Coleophora frischella) is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern parts of the Palearctic ecozone. It is also present in the Near East.

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Coleophora sp., possibly frischella
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Coleophora sp., possibly frischella

It is indistinguishable of Coleophora alcyonipennella from which it is separable only by dissection.

The wingspan is 11.5–14.5 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and in August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the seeds of various Trifolium species. They live within the seedheads within a movable case.

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