Coleophora vermiculatella

Coleophora vermiculatella
Coleophora vermiculatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. vermiculatella
Binomial name
Coleophora vermiculatella
Glaser, 1975[1]

Coleophora vermiculatella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern Spain.

The wingspan is 9.5-11.5 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Salsola vermiculata. Young larvae feed on the infructescence. Later, they feed on the fruit. They create a trivalved case of 6-7 mm long with a mouth angle of 80-85°.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Coleophoridae, VI. Eine neue Coleophorenart aus Südspanien (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
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