Coleophora punctulatella

Coleophora punctulatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. punctulatella
Binomial name
Coleophora punctulatella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora camphorosmella Constant, 1885

Coleophora punctulatella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern France, Spain and Hungary.

The larvae feed on Camphorosma monspeliaca. They create a small, dark brown, squat tubular silken case with a very oblique mouth angle. They feed on the fruits.[2]

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