Coleophora mexicana

Coleophora mexicana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. mexicana
Binomial name
Coleophora mexicana
Landry, 1994[1]

Coleophora mexicana is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Tamaulipas in Mexico.[1][2]

The forewing length is 4.8 mm (0.19 in) for the holotype, a male. It was collected at 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level at the Rancho del Cielo (El Cielo Biosphere Reserve).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Landry, Jean-François (1994). "Two new species of metallic-green Coleophora Hübner (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) from the Nearctic region, and first records of C. mayrella (Hübner) from South America". The Canadian Entomologist. 126 (5): 1185–1191. doi:10.4039/Ent1261185-5.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Coleophora Hübner, 1822". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 4 May 2025.


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