Coleophora punctulatella

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

Coleophora punctulatella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. 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]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-05-04.