Coleophora protecta explained

Coleophora protecta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae described by Walsingham in 1907. It is found in Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.[1]

The larvae feed on Tragacantha armata and Tragacantha karakalensis. They feed on the leaves of their host plant.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45513705.pdf Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
  2. Host-plant relationships of the casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III . 10.1134/S0013873806030031 . 2006 . Falkovitsh . M. I. . Entomological Review . 86 . 3 . 264–286 .