Coleophora pulmonariella
Local name: lungörtssäckmal
Coleophora pulmonariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from France to Romania.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Coleophoridae
Genus
Coleophora
Coleophora pulmonariella belongs to the family Coleophoridae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Coleophora pulmonariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Sweden and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from France to Romania.
Coleophora pulmonariella, the lungwort case-bearer moth, is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized woodland environments. The species depends entirely on lungwort (Pulmonaria) plants for larval development, making it extremely vulnerable to changes in forest understory composition and management practices that affect these host plants.
Key Facts
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Coleophora pulmonariella, the lungwort case-bearer moth, is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized woodland environments. The species depends entirely on lungwort (Pulmonaria) plants for larval development, making it extremely vulnerable to changes in forest understory composition and management practices that affect these host plants.
Decline of lungwort host plants due to forest management changes
Habitat loss and fragmentation of deciduous woodlands
Climate change altering suitable habitat conditions
Eutrophication and nitrogen deposition affecting woodland flora
Invasive plant species competing with native lungwort
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Coleophora pulmonariella (Coleophora pulmonariella). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/lungortssackmal