Coleophora cecidophorella

Coleophora cecidophorella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Ukraine.

Coleophora cecidophorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. cecidophorella
Binomial name
Coleophora cecidophorella
Oudejans, 1972[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora icterella Toll, 1949

The larvae feed on Fallopia convolvulus and Fallopia dumetorum. They create a gall on the fruit of their host plant.

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