Coleophora vermiculatella
Coleophora vermiculatella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Spain.
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| Species: | C. vermiculatella |
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| Coleophora vermiculatella Glaser, 1975[1] | |
The wingspan is 9.5-11.5 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Salsola vermiculata. Young larvae feed on the infructescence. Later, they feed on the fruit. They create a trivalved case of 6–7 mm long with a mouth angle of 80-85°.
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