Coleophora protecta
Species of moth
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Coleophora protecta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1907. It is found in Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.[1]
| Coleophora protecta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. protecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora protecta Walsingham, 1907 | |
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The larvae feed on Tragacantha armata and Tragacantha karakalensis. They feed on the leaves of their host plant.[2]
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