Coleophora vestianella

"Tinea vestianella" redirects here. This name was often misapplied to the skin moth and common clothes moth.

Coleophora vestianella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Europe to Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

Coleophora vestianella
Female abdomen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. vestianella
Binomial name
Coleophora vestianella (Linnaeus, 1758)

The wingspan is 11–16 mm (0.43–0.63 in). Adults are on wing from June to August.^[1]

The larvae feed on Chenopodium (including Chenopodium album) and Atriplex species (including Atriplex patula). They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

Synonyms

• Coleophora annulatella Nylander, 1848
• Coleophora botauripennella Toll, 1955
• Coleophora laripennella Toll, 1953
• Coleophora subtractella Caradja, 1920
• Coleophora tengstromella Doubleday, 1859
• Ecebalia vestianella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Phalaena (Tinea) vestianella Linnaeus, 1758
• Ornix laripennella Zetterstedt, 1839