Coleophora juncivora

Coleophora juncivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. juncivora
Binomial name
Coleophora juncivora Baldizzone & Oku, 1990

Coleophora juncivora is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan (Honshu).

The wingspan is 9.5-10.5 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Juncus krameri and Juncus leschenaultii.^[2] They create a slender, tubular case with a trilobed anal end. It is about 6.5 mm long, light greyish-ochreous and usually scattered with reddish-grey particles at the basal half.

References

1. ^ Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae IV
2. ^ Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III

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