Coleophora ciliataephaga

Coleophora ciliataephaga is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Spain.

Coleophora ciliataephaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. ciliataephaga
Binomial name
Coleophora ciliataephaga Glaser, 1978[1]

The larvae feed on Maireana ciliata. They create a tubular silken case of 4.5–6 mm with a mouth angle of 65°. The case mostly has a light sand colour, but often it is almost white. The wall contains many sand grains. The rear half of the case has some folds that are lighter in colour and contain much less sand grains.[2] Cases can be found from early May to mid-June.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-04-28.