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Coleophora microxantha

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Species of moth

Coleophora microxantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. microxantha
Binomial name
Coleophora microxantha
Walsingham, 1907

Coleophora microxantha is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that is endemic to Algeria.

The larvae feed on Herniaria fruticosa. They feed on the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. 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.
  2. Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant relationships of the casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review. 86 (3): 264–286. Bibcode:2006EntRv..86..264F. doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.

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Taxon identifiers
Coleophora microxantha


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