Coleophora minimella

Coleophora minimella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Algeria and Egypt.[1]

Coleophora minimella
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C. minimella
Binomial name
Coleophora minimella
Toll, 1952

The larvae feed on Kalidium, Halostachis and Halocnemum species. They feed on the assimilation shoots of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. Catálogo Mundial Sistemático y de Distribución de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.


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