The testaceous white-back (''Coleophora albicosta'') is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of western Europe. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...

is about 14 mm. Head pale ochreous, sides whitish. Antennae white, ringed with fuscous, basal joint ochreous-tinged, with rough spreading scales. Forewings light ochreous-yellowish, sprinkled with light fuscous, especially towards costa; a white costal streak from base to near apex; a white line in disc from before middle to termen, one along fold, and one along dorsum to apex. Hindwings grey.Emmet A.M., Langmaid J.R., Bland K.P., Corley M.G.V. & Razowski J, Coleophoridae in A. Maitland Emmet ed., 1996 '' The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland'' Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae) Adults are on wing from June to July.

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Image:Britishentomologyvolume6Plate687.jpg, Illustration from John Curtis's '' British Entomology'' Volume 6 Image:Coleophora albicosta larva.JPG, Larva Image:Coleophora_albicosta_pod_of_Ulex_europaeus_with_two_larval_cases_attached.JPG, Pod of ''

Ulex europaeus ''Ulex europaeus'', commonly known as gorse, common gorse, furze or whin, is a species of flowering plant native to Western Europe. Description Growing to tall, it is an evergreen shrub. The young stems are green, with the shoots and leaves ...

'' with two larval cases attached

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albicosta Moths described in 1828 Moths of Europe Taxa named by Adrian Hardy Haworth {{Coleophoridae-stub