Coleophora macrobiella

Coleophora macrobiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. macrobiella
Binomial name
Coleophora macrobiella
Constant, 1885[1]

Coleophora macrobiella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern France and Spain.

The larvae feed on Camphorosma monspeliaca. They create a very slender, dark grey, tubular silken case of 15–16 mm.[2] Larvae can be found from October to May.

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