Coleophora sarehma is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands and in North Africa.

Coleophora sarehma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. sarehma
Binomial name
Coleophora sarehma Toll, 1956[1]
Synonyms
Coleophora exasperatella Toll, 1957

The larvae feed on Herniaria fontanesii. They create a three valved tubular silken case of 7–8 mm, with a mouth angle of about 45°. The case is whitish to yellowish grey with light length lines, and is covered with sand grains.[2] Larvae can be found from winter to April.

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