Coleophora asteris
# Coleophora asteris

Coleophora asteris is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in North Africa and Europe.

## Description

The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults have brownish buff forewing with white along the veins, and a scatter of blackish scales on both the white and buff areas. They are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on the seeds of European Michaelmas-daisy (Aster amellus) and sea aster (Tripolium vulgare). They create a brown silken cigar-shaped case with slight wrinkling about 6 mm in length. Larvae can be found in September and October. They overwinter in debris until pupation which takes place in the case, in June.

## Subspecies

* Coleophora asteris asteris
* Coleophora asteris abbreviata Falkovitsh, 1993 (eastern Siberia)

## Distribution

Coleophora asteris has been found from Ireland to Germany, Austria and Romania and from Norway and Sweden to France, Italy and Hungary. It has also been recorded from Crete and North Africa.

