Coleophora deviella 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 Denmark

Denmark

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 to Spain

Spain

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, Sardinia

Sardinia

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, Sicily

Sicily

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 and Greece

Greece

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 and from Great Britain

Great Britain

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 to southern Russia

Russia

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. It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.

The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 9-10 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to July in western Europe and from late
May to June in Russia.

The larvae feed on the leaves and fruits of Bassia laniflora, Suaeda

Suaeda

Suaeda is a genus of plants also known as seepweeds and seablites. Most species are confined to saline or alkaline soil habitats, such as coastal salt-flats and tidal wetlands. Many species have thick, succulent leaves, a characteristic seen in various plant genera that thrive in salty habitats...

(including Suaeda maritima), Kochia

Kochia

Kochia is a synonym of the genus Bassia, that belongs to the subfamily Camphorosmoideae of family Amaranthaceae.Two american species traditionally included in Kochia are now in genus Neokochia: Neokochia americana and Neokochia californica....

, Salsola

Salsola

Salsola is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. A common name of various members of this genus is saltwort, for its salt tolerance.-Description:...

and Halostachys species. Full grown larvae live in a pale yellowish brown, trivalved, tubular silken case of about 9 mm with a mouth angle of 20-30°. Larvae can be found from August onwards. They are full-grown in October.