Coleophora juncivora

Coleophora juncivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. juncivora
Binomial name
	Coleophora juncivora; Baldizzone & Oku, 1990

Coleophora juncivora is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on Honshu island of Japan.

The wingspan is 9.5–10.5 mm (0.37–0.41 in).[1]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Juncus krameri and Juncus leschenaultii.[2] They create a slender, tubular case with a trilobed anal end. It is about 6.5 mm (0.26 in) long, light greyish-ochreous and usually scattered with reddish-grey particles at the basal half.

References

Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae IV
Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.

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[1] Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae IV

[2] Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.