Coleophoridae

Coleophoridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Gelechioidea Family: Coleophoridae
Genera
Abaraschia Aesyle Agapalsa Amblyxena Amselghia Amseliphora Apista Apocopta Aporiptura Ardania Argyractinia Ascleriducta Atractula Augasma Bacescuia Baraschia Belina Benanderpia Bima Bourgogneja Calcomarginia Carpochena Casas Casinetella Characia Chedra Chnoocera Coleophora Corethropoea Cornulivalvulia Corythangela Cricotechna Damophila Ductispira Dumitrescumia Duospina Ecebalia Enscepastra Eupista Eustaintonia Falkovitshia Frederickoenigia Glaseria Globulia Glochis Goniodoma Hamuliella Haploptilia Helopharea Helvalbia Homaledra Ionescumia Ionnemesia Iriothyrsa Ischnophanes Ischnopsis Kasyfia Klimeschja Klinzigedia Kuznetzovvlia Latisacculia Longibacillia Lucidaesia Luzulina Lvaria Macrocorystis Membrania Metapista Metriotes Monotemachia Multicoloria Nasamonica Neugenvia Nosyrislia Oedicaula Omphalopoda Orghidania Orthographis Oudejansia Papyrosipha Paravalvulia Patzakia Perygra Perygridia Phagolamia Phylloschema Plegmidia Polystrophia Porotica Postvinculia Proglaseria Protocryptis Quadratia Razowskia Rhabdoeca Rhamnia Sacculia Sandaloeca Scleriductia Stabilaria Suireia Symphypoda Systrophoeca Tocasta Tolleophora Tollsia Tritemachia Tuberculia Ulna Valvulongia Vladdelia Zagulajevia Zangheriphora

Coleophoridae is a family of moths with about 1050 species, the vast majority (about 1000) belonging to the huge genus Coleophora (numerous splits have been proposed for this immense genus but have not been widely accepted - most of the genus names listed right refer to these proposed new genera). The family is represented on all continents but the majority are found in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.

These are generally very small, slender moths, with the margins of the wings often split into many fronds giving a "fringed" effect. The tiny larvae initially feed internally on the leaves, flowers or seeds of their host plants. When they emerge to feed externally they usually construct a protective silken case, discarding and building new ones as they grow. For this reason the group is often collectively known as case moths or case-bearers.

External links

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus list
• Tree of Life

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