Coleophora pseudopoecilella

Coleophora pseudopoecilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. pseudopoecilella
Binomial name
	Coleophora pseudopoecilella; Klimesch, 1982[1]

Coleophora pseudopoecilella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura).[2]

The larvae feed on Patellifolia procumbens and Salsola oppositifolia. They create a composite leaf case, which is three-valved and has a mouth angle of 30-40°. Cases on Patellifolia are reddish brown and about 13 mm long, while those on Salsola are dark greyish brown and 15–16 mm.[3]

References

Fauna Europaea
Coleophoridae from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Coleophoridae from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)

[3] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-28.