Coleophora involucrella

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Coleophora involucrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Coleophoridae. 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.

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