- Coleophora versurella
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Coleophora versurella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. versurella Binomial name Coleophora versurella
Zeller, 1849Synonyms - Coleophora miserella Staudinger, 1880
- Coleophora agricolella Fuchs, 1886
- Coleophora atlanticolella Rebel, 1896
- Coleophora tholoneura Meyrick, 1936
- Coleophora pallorella Benander, 1939
- Coleophora fayalensis Rebel, 1940
- Coleophora thalassella McDunnough, 1940
- Coleophora constanti Hering, 1942
- Coleophora klimeschi Vlach, 1942
- Coleophora saccharella Amsel, 1953
- Coleophora pisella Amsel, 1953
- Coleophora chiarelliae Pastrana, 1963
- Coleophora amaranthivora Oku, 1965
- Coleophora laripennella auct. nec. Zetterstedt, 1839
- Ecebalia versurella
- Coleophora enchorda Meyrick, 1931
Coleophora versurella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It has a Holarctic distribution. Furthermore, it has also been recorded from Argentina, India, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
The larvae feed on Atriplex[verification needed] and Chenopodium species. Other recorded food plants include Halimione portulacoides[verification needed] and Amaranthus[verification needed]. In its later stages, the larva creates a case made from silk and specks of plant material or droppings.
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