Coleophora polycarpaeae Hering, 1927a
Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae

Polycarpaea smithii, La Palma; from Klimesch (1982a)
case
Off-white to greyish brown tubular leaf case, 4.5-5 mm long, dorsally often covered with fragments of frass or detritus.
hostplants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
Polycarpaea divaricata, smithii.
distribution within Europe
Canary Islands.
references
Hering (1927a, 1957a), klimesch (1970b, 1982a).
16/07/2010
Last modified 28.vi.2017