Coleophora protecta

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Coleophora protecta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. protecta
Binomial name
Coleophora protecta
Walsingham, 1907
Synonyms
  • Coleophora pseudoserenellaToll, 1952
  • Coleophora fatmellaToll, 1956

Coleophora protecta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1907. It is found in Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. [1]

The larvae feed on Tragacantha armata and Tragacantha karakalensis . They feed on the leaves of their host plant. [2]

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References

  1. Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion 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 (3): 264–286. doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.