Coleophora polycarpaeae
| Coleophora polycarpaeae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. polycarpaeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora polycarpaeae Hering, 1927[1] | |
Coleophora polycarpaeae is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.
The larvae feed on Polycarpaea divaricata and Polycarpaea smithii. They create an off-white to greyish brown tubular leaf case of 4.5-5 mm long. Dorsally it is often covered with fragments of frass or detritus.[2]
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