Coleophora jynxella

Coleophora jynxella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. jynxella
Binomial name
Coleophora jynxella
Baldizzone, 1987[1]

Coleophora jynxella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern France and Spain.

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case of about 7 mm with a mouth angle of about 30°. The case somewhat narrows to the rear end and is scattered with grains of sand.[2]

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