Coleophora magnatella

Coleophora magnatella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Afghanistan and Iran.[1]

Coleophora magnatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. magnatella
Binomial name
Coleophora magnatella
Toll, 1959
Synonyms
  • Coleophora magnatella Toll & Amsel, 1967 (Junior primary homonym of Coleophora magnatella Toll, 1959)
  • Coleophora polichomriella Amsel, 1968 (Replacement name for Coleophora magnatella Toll & Amsel, 1967)

The larvae feed on Glycyrrhiza glabra and Meristotropis triphylla. They feed on the shoots of their host plant.[2]

References
  1. Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III


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