Coleophora microxantha

Coleophora microxantha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. microxantha
Binomial name
	Coleophora microxantha; Walsingham, 1907

Last updated May 28, 2025

Coleophora microxantha is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that is endemic to Algeria.^[1]

The larvae feed on Herniaria fruticosa . They feed on the leaves of their host plant.^[2]

References

↑ Giorgio Baldizzone; Hugo van der Wolf; Jean-François Landry (2006). World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 8. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. p. 82. ISBN 87-88757-76-5. ISSN 1398-8700.
↑ Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant relationships of the casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III" . Entomological Review. 86 (3): 264–286. Bibcode:2006EntRv..86..264F. doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.

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[1] Giorgio Baldizzone; Hugo van der Wolf; Jean-François Landry (2006). World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 8. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. p. 82. ISBN 87-88757-76-5. ISSN 1398-8700.

[2] Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant relationships of the casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III" . Entomological Review. 86 (3): 264–286. Bibcode:2006EntRv..86..264F. doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.

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