Coleophora ochrea 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 Sweden

Sweden

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 tot the Iberian Peninsula

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, Italy

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 and Crete

Crete

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 and from Great Britain

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 to southern Russia

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.
The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 15-19 mm. Adults have ochreous forewings. They are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Helianthemum apenninum

Helianthemum apenninum

Helianthemum apenninum, the white rock-rose, is a white-flowering rock rose found in dry grassy and rocky places across large parts of Europe....

, Helianthemum nummularium

Helianthemum nummularium

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, Helianthemum nummularium obscurum and Tuberaria guttata

Tuberaria guttata

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. They create a large, composite leaf case of 10-15 mm length. The fully developed case consists of three successive leaf fragments. It is light brown, bivalved and has a mouth angle of about 45°. Larvae can be found from September to the end of May of the following year.