Coleophora afrosarda

Coleophora afrosarda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. afrosarda
Binomial name
Coleophora afrosarda
Baldizzone & Kaltenbach, 1983

Coleophora afrosarda is a moth of the Coleophoridae family that can be found in such European countries as Portugal,[1] France, Greece, Spain, and island of Sardinia.[2] It can also be found in Tunisia of North Africa.[1]

The larvae feed on Ecebalia, Salicornia fruticosa and Halimione portulacoides.

References

  1. 1 2 Giorgio Baldizzone; Hugo van der Wolf; Jean-François Landry (2006). World Catalogue of Insects. 8. Apollo Books. p. 23. ISBN 87-88757-76-5. ISSN 1398-8700.
  2. "Coleophora afrosarda Baldizzone & Kaltenbach, 1983". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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