Coleophora violacea

Coleophora violacea is a moth of the family Coleophoridae.

It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Hungary and from Great Britain to Russia.

Adults are on wing from late May to June in western Europe.

[2] The larvae feed on Agrimonia, Alnus, Betula, Carpinus betulus, Castanea sativa, Cornus, Corylus avellana, Crataegus, Cydonia oblonga, Filipendula ulmaria, Fragaria vesca, Humulus lupulus, Lonicera, Lythrum, Malus sylvestris, Mespilus germanica, Potentilla, Prunus spinosa, Pyrus communis, Rhamnus catharticus, Ribes, Rosa, Rubus, Sanguisorba, Sorbus, Staphylea pinnata, Symphoricarpos albus, Tilia, Ulmus and Viburnum species.

This article on a moth of the family Coleophoridae is a stub.

Mined leaves of Prunus spinosa with a larva-case attached
Larva
Larval case