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Coleophora serinipennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Europe, North Africa, the Near East, the eastern Palearctic realm (including Japan), as well as in Australia in south-western Queensland, South Australia and arid areas of Western Australia south of Carnarvon.[1]

Coleophora serinipennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. serinipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora serinipennella Christoph, 1872
Synonyms
Plutella ochroneura Lower, 1897 Coleophora ochroneura (Lower, 1897) Coleophora stefanii de Joannis, 1899 Coleophora pudica Lower, 1905 Coleophora novella Chrétien, 1926 Coleophora caliacraella Caradja, 1931 Coleophora jerichoella Amsel, 1935 Coleophora jordanella Amsel, 1935 Coleophora sosisperma Meyrick, 1936 Coleophora deserticola Toll, 1944 Coleophora soffneri Toll, 1944

The wingspan is 14–17 millimetres (0.55–0.67 in). Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Atriplex, Halimione and Chenopodium species. They make galls in the stems of their host plant. The galls are large, oval or elongated. They are not always constant in shape.[3]

References

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Japanese Moths
• "Coleophora serinipennella Christoph, 1872". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013.

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