Coleophora pseudopoecilella
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| Species: | C. pseudopoecilella
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| Coleophora pseudopoecilella Klimesch, 1982[1]
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Coleophora pseudopoecilella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura).[2]
The larvae feed on Patellifolia procumbens and Salsola oppositifolia. They create a composite leaf case, which is three-valved and has a mouth angle of 30-40°. Cases on Patellifolia are reddish brown and about 13 mm long, while those on Salsola are dark greyish brown and 15–16 mm.[3]
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Coleophoridae from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
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