Coleophora salviella

Coleophora salviella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. salviella
Binomial name
	Coleophora salviella; Chretien, 1916
Synonyms
	Coleophora pagmana Toll, 1962; Coleophora gomerella Falkovitsh, 1978;

Coleophora salviella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands (Tenerife, La Gomera, Fuerteventura) and in Algeria, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.^[2]

The larvae feed on Salvia aegyptiaca. They create an almost straight composite leaf case, composed of two or three leaf fragments. The case is two-valved, 11–14.5 mm (0.43–0.57 in) long, and has a mouth angle of 45-50°.^[3] Full-grown larvae can be found from April to May.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Coleophoridae from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
^ "Coleophora salviella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Coleophoridae from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)

[3] "Coleophora salviella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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