Coleophora mausolella

Coleophora mausolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Greece, Cyprus, Morocco, Libya, the Palestinian Territories, Turkmenistan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.[2]

Coleophora mausolella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. mausolella
Binomial name
Coleophora mausolella
Synonyms
  • Coleophora palaestinella Toll, 1942
  • Coleophora thermoleuca Meyrick, 1917

The larvae feed on Chenopodium species. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

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