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

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

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]

References edit

  1. ^ Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae IV[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.