Coleophora haloxylonella

Coleophora haloxylonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. haloxylonella
Binomial name
Coleophora haloxylonella
Chrétien, 1915

Coleophora haloxylonella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.[1]

The larvae feed on Hammada articulata species. They feed on the shoots and possibly also on the fruits of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
  2. ↑ Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III
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