Coleophora artemisicolella
# Coleophora artemisicolella

Coleophora artemisicolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe and across the Palearctic.

## Description

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris). The larvae form a case very closely resembling a seedhead, and moves from seed to seed leaving diagnostic small holes in the side of each one. Normally, the larvae feed on developing fruits, but might stray to the leaves.

## Distribution

It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy, and Bulgaria, and from Great Britain to central and southern Russia, further east to Japan.

