Coleophora protecta

Coleophora protecta
Coleophora protecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. protecta
Binomial name
Coleophora protecta
Walsingham, 1907
Synonyms
  • Coleophora pseudoserenella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora fatmella Toll, 1956

Coleophora protecta is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.[1]

The larvae feed on Tragacantha armata and Tragacantha karakalensis. They feed on the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
  2. ^ Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III
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