Coleophora involucrella

Coleophora involucrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. involucrella
Binomial name
Coleophora involucrella
Chrétien, 1905[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora praeposita Toll, 1952

Coleophora involucrella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on the Canary Islands (Fuerteventura, La Gomera) and in Spain, Portugal, France, and Morocco.[2]

The larvae feed on the seedheads of Santolina rosmarinifolia and Santolina chamaecyparissus.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Coleophoridae from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
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