- Coleophora cyrniella
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Coleophora cyrniella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. cyrniella Binomial name Coleophora cyrniella
Rebel, 1926[1]Synonyms - Coleophora dylineella Amsel, 1935
- Coleophora simulatella Baldizzone, 1979
Coleophora cyrniella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in France, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian territories.
The larvae feed on Cistus species and Helianthemum apenninum. They create a lobe case of about 9 mm with a mouth angle of 40°. The case is made out of three to four mined leaves that extend in a disorderly fashion.[2]
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