Coleophora portulacae
Coleophora portulacae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. portulacae |
Binomial name | |
Coleophora portulacae Cockerell, 1898[1] | |
Coleophora portulacae is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in the United States, including New Mexico.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Portulaca species. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.
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