Coleophora magnatella

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)

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

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
  2. ↑ Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III
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