Coleophora texanella Chambers, 1878
Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae

Cyprus, Nikokleia, det. Georgio Baldizzone © Ian Barton
case
tubular silken case. The larva feeds upon the developing seeds. It is not a leaf miner, and in fact should not be on this website; however, for a while its biology was unknown and a leaf mining habit could not be excluded.
hostplants
Portulacacea, monophagous
Portulaca oleracea.
distribution within Europe
from Sicily and Italy to the Peloponnisos and Cyprus. It probably is a North-American species that has been introduced into southern Europe (the host plant is a weed).
larva
described by Baldizzone & Nel (2009a).
synonyms
Coleophora coxi Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2007.
references
Baldizzone & Nel (2009a), Baldizzone & van der Wolf (2007a), Bucheli, Landry & Wenzel (2002a), Landry ao (2013a), Richter & Pastorális (2015a), van der Wolf (2010a).
15/05/2017