Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family see text Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coelopoeta | |
Coelopoeta glutinosi is a moth in the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is found in California, United States.
The length of the forewings is 5-6.5 mm. The ground color of the forewings is creamy white or pale ocherous, densely dusted with gray or brownish tips of scales. The hindwings are gray.
The larvae feed on Eriodictyon species, including Eriodictyon trichocalyx, Eriodictyon californicum and Eriodictyon crassifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is gall-like.
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