Coleophora pseudopoecilella

Coleophora pseudopoecilella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura).[2]

Coleophora pseudopoecilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. pseudopoecilella
Binomial name
Coleophora pseudopoecilella
Klimesch, 1982[1]

The larvae feed on Patellifolia procumbens and Salsola oppositifolia. They create a composite leaf case, which is three-valved and has a mouth angle of 30-40°. Cases on Patellifolia are reddish brown and about 13 mm long, while those on Salsola are dark greyish brown and 15–16 mm.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Coleophoridae from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-28.


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