Coleophora echinopsilonella

Coleophora echinopsilonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. echinopsilonella
Binomial name
Coleophora echinopsilonella
Chrétien, 1915
Synonyms
  • Coleophora icarella Toll, 1957

Coleophora echinopsilonella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Algeria, Libya and Tunisia.[1]

The larvae feed on Bassia muricata. They feed on the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
  2. ↑ Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III
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