Coleophora lynosyridella

Coleophora lynosyridella
Coleophora lynosyridella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. lynosyridella
Binomial name
Coleophora lynosyridella
Walsingham, 1882[1]

Coleophora lynosyridella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America, including California.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Chrysothamnus (including Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) and Baccharis species. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.

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