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Coleophora cythisanthi

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Coleophora cythisanthi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. cythisanthi
Binomial name
Coleophora cythisanthi
Baldizzone, 1978[1]

Coleophora cythisanthi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Italy and Slovenia.

The larvae feed on Cytisanthus radiatus. They feed on the lateral shoots of their host plant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.