Coleophora auricella

Coleophora auricella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany and Poland to Spain, Italy and Romania. It has also been recorded from southern Russia.

Sprig of Stachys recta with mined leaves and several larva-cases attached

Larva

Coleophora auricella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. auricella
Binomial name
Coleophora auricella (Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
Tinea auricella Fabricius, 1794 Coleophora paucinotella Toll, 1961 Longibacillia suceavella Nemes, 2003 Coleophora danilae Nemes, 2004

The larvae feed on Sideritis endressii, Stachys alopecuros, Stachys officinalis, Stachys recta, Teucrium chamaedrys and Teucrium scorodonia.^[2] Larvae can be found from autumn to June.