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Coleophora magnatella

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Coleophora magnatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. magnatella
Binomial name
Coleophora magnatella
Toll, 1959
Synonyms
  • Coleophora magnatella Toll & Amsel, 1967 (Junior primary homonym of Coleophora magnatella Toll, 1959)
  • Coleophora polichomriella Amsel, 1968 (Replacement name for Coleophora magnatella Toll & Amsel, 1967)

Coleophora magnatella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Afghanistan and Iran.[1]

The larvae feed on Glycyrrhiza glabra and Meristotropis triphylla. They feed on the shoots of their host plant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Catálogo Mundial Sistemático y de Distribución de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.