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Augasma aeratella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Augasma
Species:	A. aeratella
Binomial name
Augasma aeratella (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
Elachista aeratella Zeller, 1839

Augasma aeratella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe (except most Fennoscandia and parts of the Balkan Peninsula). The habitat consists of open landscapes of forest-steppe and steppe biotopes.

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.

The larva live in fusiform galls on the stems of Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum arenarium and Polygonum lapathifolium. They can be found from late June to mid-August.

References

1. Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
2. "The Moths of Suffolk". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
3. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)

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