Coleophora antennariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Great Britain to Romania, Poland, the Baltic states and northern Russia and from Fennoscandia to France, Italy and Hungary.

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Coleophora antennariella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. antennariella
Binomial name
Coleophora antennariella
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The wingspan is 9.5–11 mm (0.37–0.43 in).[2] Adults are on wing in May in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the seeds of hairy wood-rush (Luzula pilosa) living in a moveable case.

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