Coleophora seminalis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Australia (most areas of Queensland north of Yeppoon), New Guinea, Malesia (Java, Sumatra), Fiji and eastern China.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. seminalis
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora seminalis Meyrick, 1921
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Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is about 10 mm.[1]
The larvae feed on Amaranthus species.[2]
References
edit- ^ New Micro-Lepidoptera. By E. Meyrick
- ^ "A taxonomic review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) of China. Contribution to the knowledge of the Coleophoridae, LIII" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
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