Coleophora feoleuca

Coleophora feoleuca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. feoleuca
Binomial name
Coleophora feoleuca
Baldizzone, 1989[1]

Coleophora feoleuca is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Spain.

The larvae feed on Salsola species and Suaeda altissima. They create a light to dark brown composite leaf case, made of two or three elements. The case is slender and 11–14 mm long. The mouth angle is about 45°.[2]

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