Coleophora seminalis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Australia (most areas of Queensland north of Yeppoon), New Guinea, Malesia (Java, Sumatra), Fiji and eastern China.

Coleophora seminalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. seminalis
Binomial name
Coleophora seminalis
Meyrick, 1921
Synonyms
  • Coleophora immortalis Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is about 10 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Amaranthus species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ New Micro-Lepidoptera. By E. Meyrick
  2. ^ "A taxonomic review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) of China. Contribution to the knowledge of the Coleophoridae, LIII" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
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