Coleophora lineapulvella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. lineapulvella
Binomial name
Coleophora lineapulvella
Synonyms
  • Coleophora lapidicornis Walsingham, 1907
  • Coleophora amaranthella Braun, 1919

Coleophora lineapulvella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the United States, including Oklahoma, Ohio and Kentucky.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Amaranthus hybridus, Amaranthus retroflexus and possibly Prunus and Persica species. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.

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