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Coleophora seminalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. seminalis
Binomial name
Coleophora seminalis Meyrick, 1921
Synonyms
Coleophora immortalis Meyrick, 1922

Coleophora seminalis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Australia (most areas of Queensland north of Yeppoon), New Guinea, Malesia (Java, Sumatra), Fiji and eastern China.

The wingspan is about 10 mm.

The larvae feed on Amaranthus species.

References

1. New Micro-Lepidoptera. By E. Meyrick
2. "A taxonomic review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) of China. Contribution to the knowledge of the Coleophoridae, LIII" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• The families of Malesian moths and butterflies

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