Coleophora protecta

Coleophora protecta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae described by Walsingham in 1907. It is found in Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.[1]

Coleophora protecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. protecta
Binomial name
Coleophora protecta
Walsingham, 1907
Synonyms
  • Coleophora pseudoserenella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora fatmella Toll, 1956

The larvae feed on Tragacantha armata and Tragacantha karakalensis. They feed on the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References
  1. Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III


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