Coleophora pseudopoecilella

Coleophora pseudopoecilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. pseudopoecilella
Binomial name
Coleophora pseudopoecilella
Klimesch, 1982[1]

Coleophora pseudopoecilella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura).[2]

The larvae feed on Patellifolia procumbens and Salsola oppositifolia. They create a composite leaf case, which is three-valved and has a mouth angle of 30-40°. Cases on Patellifolia are reddish brown and about 13 mm long, while those on Salsola are dark greyish brown and 15-16 mm.[3]

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