Coleophora texanella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Coleophora texanella (Chambers, 1878)
MOTH INFO
Coleophora texanella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Coleophora texanella (Chambers, 1878)
Coleophora vagans (Meyrick, 1928)
Coleophora coxi (Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2007)
Common name
–
Classification
Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora
Wingspan
10-11 mm
Appearance
The forewings are brown-grey, with some dark scales along faintly white-lined veins and dark grey fringes. The hindwings and the fringes are dark grey.
Habitat
Many types of habitats where the food plant occurs e.g. disturbed areas, roadsides, cultivated fields, etc.
Food plant
The larva is monophagous on Portulacaceae (Portulaca oleracea) and feeds on the developing seeds.
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island
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