Coleophora microxantha
Coleophora microxantha is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that is endemic to Algeria.[1]
| Coleophora microxantha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. microxantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora microxantha Walsingham, 1907 | |
The larvae feed on Herniaria fruticosa. They feed on the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
- Giorgio Baldizzone; Hugo van der Wolf; Jean-François Landry (2006). World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 8. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. p. 82. ISBN 87-88757-76-5. ISSN 1398-8700.
- Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III
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