Coleophora lineapulvella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. lineapulvella |
Binomial name | |
Coleophora lineapulvella Chambers, 1874[1] |
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Coleophora lineapulvella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America, 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.