Biology:Coleophora micronotella

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora micronotella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. micronotella
Binomial name
Coleophora micronotella
Toll, 1956[1]

Coleophora micronotella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Tunisia, Spain , Sardinia, Italy and Sicily. It has also been recorded from Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. A record from Iran is based on a misidentification.

The larvae feed on Halocnemum strobilaceum and Halostachys caspica. They feed on the assimilation shoots of their host plant. They feed as a borer, without making a case.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5143958 entry