Coleophora byrsostola explained

Coleophora byrsostola is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in western and south-western India (Mahableshwar in Maharashtra and Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The wingspan is .[1]

The larvae feed on Strobilanthes species.[2] They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nev.nl/tve/pdf/te0146001.pdf A Taxonomic Review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) Of The Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka Described by Edward Meyrick
  2. Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III . Entomological Review . Falkovitsh . M. I. . 86 . 2006 . 10.1134/S0013873806030031.