Coleophora parvicuprella

Coleophora parvicuprella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. parvicuprella
Binomial name
	Coleophora parvicuprella; Baldizzone & Tabell, 2006[1]

Coleophora parvicuprella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Bulgaria, northern Greece and western Turkey.

The wingspan is 9.5-10.5 mm.[2]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from Latin parvus (meaning small) and cuprum (meaning copper), referring to the small size of the adult and to the metallic sheen of the forewing.

References

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Three new species of the genus Coleophora Hübner from Bulgaria and Adjacent countries Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine