Coleophora retrodentella

Coleophora retrodentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. retrodentella
Binomial name
Coleophora retrodentella
Baldizzone & Nel, 2004[1]

Coleophora retrodentella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in the French and Italian Alps.

The larvae feed on Minuartia rostrata and Minuartia setacea. They create a case of about 5 mm long.[2]

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