Coleophora kroneella
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Coleophora kroneella 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 Switzerland
Switzerland
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 to Italy
Italy
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 and Greece
Greece
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 and from Austria
Austria
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 to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Pyrus communis and Sorbus
Sorbus
Sorbus is a genus of about 100–200 species of trees and shrubs in the subfamily Maloideae of the Rose family Rosaceae. Species of Sorbus are commonly known as whitebeam, rowan, service tree, and mountain ash...

. They create a trivalved case of about 7 mm in length. the mouth angle is about 30°. The case is blackish, with a reddish end. Full-grown cases can be found from May to June.
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