Coleophora is a very large genus of moths of the family Coleophoridae. It contains some 1,350 described species. The genus is represented on all continents, but the majority are found in the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Many authors have tried splitting the genus into numerous smaller ones, but most of these have not become widely accepted.
As with most members of the family, the larvae initially feed on the seeds, flowers or leaves of the host plant, but when larger, they feed externally and construct distinctive protective silken cases, often incorporating plant material. Many species have specific host plants; discarded larval cases are often scattered thickly on affected plants.
Based on terms described in the article External morphology of Lepidoptera: Antennae 4/5, porrected in repose, often thickened with scales towards base, in male simple, basal joint long, usually with rough scales or projecting tuft. Labial palpi rather long, recurved, second joint more or less roughscaled or tufted towards apex beneath, terminal shorter, acute. Posterior tibiae rough-haired. Forewings with costa often long-haired beneath ; lb furcate, 4 sometimes absent, 5 absent, 6 and 7 connate or stalked, 7 to costa, 8 absent. Hindwings 2/3, linear-lanceolate, cilia 3-4 ; transverse veins sometimes partly absent, 4 usually absent, 6 and 7 closely approximated or stalked.[1]
| Synonym | Notes | species | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abaraschia | Coleophora pagmana | [2] | |||||
| Agapalsa | Coleophora viminetella | ||||||
| Amselghia | Coleophora fringillella | ||||||
| Amseliphora | Coleophora niveicostella | ||||||
| Apista | junior subjective synonym | Tinea gallipennella | |||||
| Apocopta | C. campella | ||||||
| Aporiptura | C. keireuki | ||||||
| Ardania | C. bilineatella | ||||||
| Argyractinia | Porrectaria ochrea | ||||||
| Ascleriductia | C. lithargyrinella | ||||||
| Astyages | junior objective synonym of Haploptilia | ||||||
| Atractula | C. lycii | ||||||
| Aureliania | junior homonym of Aureliania | Ecebalia | |||||
| Bacescuia | C. moeniacella | ||||||
| Baraschia | C. paradoxella | ||||||
| Belina | C. bojalyshi | ||||||
| Benanderpia | C. adspersella | ||||||
| Bim | incorrect subsequent spelling of Bima | ||||||
| Bima | C. arctostaphyli | ||||||
| Bourgogneja | Phalaena (Tinea) onosmella | ||||||
| Calcomarginia | Ornix ballotella | ||||||
| Caleophora | incorrect subsequent spelling of Coleophora | ||||||
| Carpochena | Flakovich | C. squalorella | |||||
| Casas | Tinea leucapennella | ||||||
| Casigneta | junior homonym of Casigneta | Casignetella | |||||
| Casignetella | objective replacement name | C. millefolii | |||||
| Characia | C. haloxyli | ||||||
| Chnoocera | C. botaurella | ||||||
| Corethropoea | C. elephantella | ||||||
| Cornulivalvulia | C. vicinella | ||||||
| Corothropoea | incorrect subsequent spelling of Corethropoea | ||||||
| Cricotechna | C. vitisella | ||||||
| Damophila | junior subjective synonym | Porrectaria spissicornis (C. mayrella) | |||||
| Ductispira | C. unistriella | ||||||
| Dumitrescumia | C. cecidophorella | ||||||
| Ecebalia | Ornix laripennella | ||||||
| Eupista | junior subjective synonym | Tinea ornatipennella | |||||
| Falkovitshia | misspelling Falkovitschia | Falkovitshia marcella | |||||
| Frederickoenigia | Ornix flavipennella | ||||||
| Glaseria | C. biseriatella | ||||||
| Globulia | C. cornuta | ||||||
| Glochis | C. tshogoni | ||||||
| Hamuliella | C. otitae | ||||||
| Haploptilia | junior subjective synonym | Tinea coracipennella | |||||
| Helopharea | C. ledi | ||||||
| Helvalbia | Porrectaria lineolea | ||||||
| Heringiella | junior homonym of Heringiella | Carpochena | |||||
| Ionescumia | C. clypeiferella | ||||||
| Ionnemesia | C. chalcogrammella | ||||||
| Kasyfia | Ornix binderella | ||||||
| Klimeschja | C. oriolella | ||||||
| Klimeschjosefia | unnecessary replacement name of Klimeschja | ||||||
| Klinzigedia | C. phlomidella | ||||||
| Klinzigia | incorrect original spelling of Kinzigedia | ||||||
| Kuznetzovvlia | C. solidaginella | ||||||
| Latisacculia | C. crocinella | ||||||
| Longibacillia | C. fergana | ||||||
| Lucidaesia | Phalaena frischella | ||||||
| Luzulina | C. antennariella | ||||||
| Lvaria | C. lassella | ||||||
| Macrocorystis | C. byrsostola | ||||||
| Membrania | C. calycotomella | ||||||
| Metallosetia | junior objective synonym of Damophila | ||||||
| Metapista | C. stramentella | ||||||
| Monotemachia | Tinea auricella | ||||||
| Multicoloria | C. ditella | ||||||
| Nemesia | junior homonym of Nemesia | Ionnemesia | |||||
| Neugenvia | Eupista vlachi | ||||||
| Nosyrislia | C. linosyris | ||||||
| Oedicaula | C. serinipennella | ||||||
| Omphalopoda | C. stegosaurus | ||||||
| Orghidania | Tinea gryphipennella | ||||||
| Orthographis | C. brevipalpella | ||||||
| Oudejansia | C. obviella | ||||||
| Papyrosipha | C. zhusguni | ||||||
| Paravalvulia | C. spiraeella | ||||||
| Patzakia | C. silenella | ||||||
| Perygra | C. caespititiella | ||||||
| Perygridia | Falkovich | C. sylvaticella | |||||
| Phagolamia | C. virgatella | ||||||
| Phylloschema | C. glitzella | ||||||
| Plegmidia | C. juncicolella | ||||||
| Polystrophia | C. calligoni | ||||||
| Porrectaria | junior objective synonym of Coleophora | Tinea anatipennella | |||||
| Postvinculia | Ornix lutipennella | ||||||
| Proglaseria | C. laticostella | ||||||
| Protocryptis | Protocryptis obducta | ||||||
| Quadratia | C. fuscocuprella | ||||||
| Ramidomia | C. micronotella | ||||||
| Razowskia | C. hafneri | ||||||
| Rhabdoeca | C. galligena | ||||||
| Rhamnia | C. ahenella | ||||||
| Sacculia | C. excellens | ||||||
| Scleriductia | C. ochripennella | ||||||
| Stabilaria | C. univittella | ||||||
| Stollia | junior homonym of Stollia | Coleophora | |||||
| Suireia | Ornix badiipennella | ||||||
| Symphypoda | C. transcaspica | ||||||
| Systrophoeca | C. siccifolia | ||||||
| Tolleophora | C. asthenella | ||||||
| Tollsia | C. hornigi | ||||||
| Tritemachia | C. captiosa | ||||||
| Tuberculia | C. albitarsella | ||||||
| Ulna | C. saponariella | ||||||
| Valvulongia | C. falcigerella | ||||||
| Vladdelia | C. niveistrigella | ||||||
| Zagulajevia | C. tadzhikiella | ||||||
| Zangheriphora | Tinea laricella |