- Coleophora vermiculatella
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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°.
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