Forewing Length: 5.5-6.5mm;
Wingspan: 12mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	August - May	June	May - August (Earliest: 4.8)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Several Caryophyllaceae
Food: (Adult)	Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Coleophora striatipennella
Coleophora striatipennella
Nature Spot: Coleophora striatipennella
Lepiforum: Coleophora striatipennella
British Leafminers: Coleophora striatipennella
UK Fly Mines: Coleophora striatipennella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Coleophora striatipennella

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