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Coleophora taeniipennella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 [Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae] Coleophora taeniipennella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855. Schmett. Europ. 5: 249, pl. 110, 879. Coleophora galactaula Meyrick, 1928. Entomologist. 21: 92.

Seed-feeder: Larva feeds on seeds. The full-grown case is 5mm long, the oral end enclosed within a seed-head (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Juncaceae       Juncus     British leafminers Hosts elsewhere: Unknown. Time of year - larvae: August to November (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Cambridge, Dorset, East Kent, East Sutherland, Easterness, Hereford, Hunts, North Ebudes, South Lancaster, West Gloucester and West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - HBRG, NE and SHWRG). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, North Aegean Is., Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - South, Sardinia, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands. Also recorded in the Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Dicladocerus westwoodii Westwood, 1856 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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