- Coleophora dubiella
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Coleophora dubiella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. dubiella Binomial name Coleophora dubiella
Baker, 1888[1]Synonyms - Coleophora eucera Toll, 1952
- Coleophora leucostrigella Toll, 1960
- Coleophora microeucera Toll, 1956
- Coleophora reisseri Rebel, 1926
- Coleophora assimilatella Turati, 1926
Coleophora dubiella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain, France, southern Russia and Turkey.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Artemisia species, including Artemisia fragrans. They create a brownish-white, pistol-shaped case enclosed within two nautilus-shaped lateral silky covers.
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