Coleophora lineapulvella

Coleophora lineapulvella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the United States, including Oklahoma, Ohio and Kentucky.

Coleophora lineapulvella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. lineapulvella
Binomial name
Coleophora lineapulvella
Synonyms
  • Coleophora lapidicornis Walsingham, 1907
  • Coleophora amaranthella Braun, 1919

The larvae feed on the seeds of Amaranthus hybridus, Amaranthus retroflexus and possibly Prunus and Persica species. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
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