''Coleophora striatipennella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that is found in Europe and

Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...

. It has been introduced to New Zealand. The wingspan of . ''Coleophora'' species have narrow blunt to pointed forewings and a weakly defined tornus. The hindwings are narrow-elongate and very long-fringed. The upper surfaces have neither a discal spot nor transverse lines. Each abdomen segment of the abdomen has paired patches of tiny spines which show through the scales. The resting position is horizontal with the front end raised and the cilia give the hind tip a frayed and upturned look if the wings are rolled around the body. ''C. striatipennella'' characteristics include head ochreous-white. Antennae white, ringed with fuscous, basal joint loosely haired. Forewings white ; all veins marked by indistinct whitish -ochreous streaks, towards costa posteriorly and in apex mixed with fuscous. Hindwings grey. Adults are on wing from May to August. There are one to two generation per year. The larvae feed on seeds of ''

Stellaria graminea ''Stellaria graminea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names common starwort, grass-leaved stitchwort, lesser stitchwort and grass-like starwort. Description It is a rhizomatous perennial herb ...

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Stellaria media ''Stellaria media'', chickweed, is an annual and perennial flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.Fernald, M. L. 1950. “Gray's Manual of Botany”. Eight Edition. American Book Company, New York, NY. 1632 pp. It is native to Euras ...

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Cerastium fontanum ''Cerastium fontanum'', also called mouse-ear chickweed, common mouse-ear, or starweed, is a species of mat-forming perennial plant, perennial or, rarely, annual plant. It is native to Europe but introduced species, introduced elsewhere. Its iden ...

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Bestimmungshilfe für die in Europa nachgewiesenen Schmetterlingsarten
* striatipennella Moths described in 1848 Moths of Asia Moths of Europe Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist) {{Coleophoridae-stub