Coleophora sarehma

Coleophora sarehma
Coleophora sarehma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. sarehma
Binomial name
Coleophora sarehma
Toll, 1956[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora exasperatella Toll, 1957

Coleophora sarehma is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on the Canary Islands and in North Africa.

The larvae feed on Herniaria fontanesii. They create a threevalved tubular silken case of 7-8 mm, with a mouth angle of about 45°. The case is whitish to yellowish grey with light length lines, and is covered with sand grains.[2] Larvae can be found from winter to April.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ bladmineerders.nl
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