Coleophora luteochrella

Coleophora luteochrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. luteochrella
Binomial name
Coleophora luteochrella Baldizzone & Tabell, 2009[1]

Coleophora luteochrella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern Spain and southern, eastern and northern Portugal.

The wingspan is 10,5-12 mm. Adults have a pale ochreous head, thorax and labial palpus. The forewings are light ochreous to ochreous, irrorated with ochreous-brown-tipped scales. The hindwing are light grey.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin luteus (meaning yellow) and ochra (meaning ochre). The specific name refers to the color of the forewing.

References

1. ^ Fauna Europaea
2. ^ Coleophora luteochrella Baldizzone & Tabell, sp. n., a new coleophorid moth from the Iberian Peninsula (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)

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