Coleophora paripennella 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 in most of Europe

Europe

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, except the Iberian Peninsula

Iberian Peninsula

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 and Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 10-13 mm. Adults are metallic bronze with white-tipped dark antennae. They are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Arctium, Arnica

Arnica

Arnica is a genus with about 30 perennial, herbaceous species, belonging to the sunflower family . The genus name Arnica may be derived from the Greek arna, "lamb", in reference to the soft, hairy leaves....

, Carduus

Carduus

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, Carlina

Carlina

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, Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea is a species of herbaceous perennial plants in the genus Centaurea native to dry meadows and open woodland throughout Europe...

, Centaurea nigra

Centaurea nigra

Centaurea nigra is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names Lesser Knapweed, Common Knapweed and Black Knapweed...

, Cirsium arvense

Cirsium arvense

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, Saussurea

Saussurea

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, Serratula tinctoria

Serratula tinctoria

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and Solidago species. Full-grown larva live in a blackish brown trivalved tubular silken case of about 8 mm. The mouth angle is 0°-10°, causing the case to lay almost flat on the leaf. Full-grown larvae can be from the end of May to early June.