Coleophora auricella

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| taxon = Coleophora auricella

| authority = (Fabricius, 1794)[https://web.archive.org/web/20121012221903/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=435864 Fauna Europaea]

| synonyms =

• Tinea auricella Fabricius, 1794
• Coleophora paucinotella Toll, 1961
• Longibacillia suceavella Nemes, 2003
• Coleophora danilae Nemes, 2004

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Coleophora auricella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany and Poland to Spain, Italy and Romania. It has also been recorded from southern Russia.

Image:Coleophora auricella sprig of Stachys recta with mined leaves and several larva-cases attached.JPG with mined leaves and several larva-cases attached]]

Image:Coleophora auricella larva.JPG

The larvae feed on Sideritis endressii, Stachys alopecuros, Stachys officinalis, Stachys recta, Teucrium chamaedrys and Teucrium scorodonia.{{Cite web |url=https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/coleophoridae/coleophora/coleophora-auricella/ |title=Coleophora auricella |access-date=10 August 2020 |website=Plant Parasites of Europe}} Larvae can be found from autumn to June.