| Coleophora aegyptiacae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. aegyptiacae |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora aegyptiacae Walsingham, 1907[1] | |
Coleophora aegyptiacae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura) and in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Iran, Oman and Yemen.[2]
The larvae feed on the leaves Salvia aegyptiaca. They live in a case.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleophora aegyptiacae.
Wikispecies has information related to Coleophora aegyptiacae.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.