Coleophora amellivora is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Coleophoridae

Coleophoridae

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 family. It is found from Fennoscandia

Fennoscandia

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 to the Pyrenees

Pyrenees

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, Italy

Italy

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 and Romania

Romania

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 and from France

France

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 to Poland

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The larvae feed on Aster alpinus

Aster alpinus

Aster alpinus is an ornamental plant native the mountains of Europe , with a subspecies native to Canada and the United States. It is a perennial forb having purple, pink or blue flowers belonging to the genus Aster.-Description: It grows to be about 6-12 inches...

, Aster amellus

Aster amellus

Aster amellus or the European Michaelmas Daisy is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Aster, belonging to the Asteraceae family.-Etymology:...

, Aster linosyris and Aster salignus. They create a greyish brown tubular silken case with a mouth angle of 20-45°. The larva mines in the lower leaves. After the case has been tightened to the leaf, the larva leaves the case and makes a long corridor mine. Larvae can be found from September to May. After hibernation, the larvae do not feed.