Coelopoeta phaceliae

Coelopoeta phaceliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: see text
Genus: Coelopoeta
Species: C. phaceliae
Binomial name
Coelopoeta phaceliae
Kaila, 1995[1]

Coelopoeta phaceliae is a moth in the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is found in California.[2]

The length of the forewings is 4.5–6 mm. The ground color of the forewings is ochreous, densely mottled, mostly with brown scales. The hindwings are gray.

The larvae feed on Phacelia species, including Phacelia hastata, Phacelia californica, Phacelia procera and Phacelia mutabilis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Lauri Kaila (1995). "A review of Coelopoeta (Elachistidae) with descriptions of two new species" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 49: 171–178.
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