Coleophora texanella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida to California, north to New York, Michigan and Ohio, west to Kansas and also in Mexico (Baja California Sur).[4] It has also been recorded from Bermuda and Europe, where it is found in Italy (including Sicily) and in Greece (Zakynthos, the Peloponnesos and Crete).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. texanella
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm.[5] There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Portulaca species, including Portulaca oleracea.[6]
References
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- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Coleophora vagans at mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology
- ^ Coleophora coxi Baldizzone & Van der Wolf, sp. n.: a new Species from the Mediterranean Region (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sur la biologie de Coleophora coxi Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2007 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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