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Coleophora cf. versurella Originally I had this down as Coleophora sp. but Leo Bot on waarneming.nl suggested it should probably be Coleophora versurella (be it with slight doubt in his wording). Thanks for helping Leo! :o)<br /> More lateral view here:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82691/coleophora_cf._versurella.html" title="Coleophora cf. versurella"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/82691_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=RAj6h8gXau%2BBAxX1085UrnP6uj0%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Coleophora cf. versurella Originally I had this down as Coleophora sp. but Leo Bot on waarneming.nl suggested it should probably be Coleophora versurella (be it with slight doubt in his wording). Thanks for helping Leo! :o)<br /> More dorsal view here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82692/coleophora_therinella_.html<br /> <br /> Request for ID/conf. also left here:<br /> https://forum.waarneming.nl/smf/index.php?topic=456126.0 Alerdinck,Coleophora,Coleophora versurella,Coleophoridae,Gelechioidea,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Moth,Netherlands,moth week 2019" /></a></figure> Alerdinck,Coleophora,Coleophora versurella,Coleophoridae,Gelechioidea,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Moth,Netherlands,moth week 2019 Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Coleophora cf. versurella

Originally I had this down as Coleophora sp. but Leo Bot on waarneming.nl suggested it should probably be Coleophora versurella (be it with slight doubt in his wording). Thanks for helping Leo! :o)
More lateral view here:

Coleophora cf. versurella Originally I had this down as Coleophora sp. but Leo Bot on waarneming.nl suggested it should probably be Coleophora versurella (be it with slight doubt in his wording). Thanks for helping Leo! :o)<br /> More dorsal view here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82692/coleophora_therinella_.html<br /> <br /> Request for ID/conf. also left here:<br /> https://forum.waarneming.nl/smf/index.php?topic=456126.0 Alerdinck,Coleophora,Coleophora versurella,Coleophoridae,Gelechioidea,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Moth,Netherlands,moth week 2019

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The Coleophora versurella

''Coleophora versurella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Zeller in 1849. It is found everywhere in Europe except for Iceland and Luxembourg. It has also been recorded from Argentina, India, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on ''Atriplex'' and ''Chenopodium'' species. Other recorded food plants include ''Halimione portulacoides'' and ''Amaranthus''. In its.. more

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Uploaded Aug 3, 2019. Captured in Den Alerdinckweg 2A, 8055 PE Laag Zuthem, Netherlands.
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