Coleophora texanella

Chambers, 1878

Sort #: 685.1 | P3 #: 421594 | MPG #: 1336
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Larval feeding type: Seed feeder, in a tubular silk trivalve case
Larval substrate: Portulaca spp., including P. oleracea (Common Purslane)
Phenology: Adult: 8/06 (2 record)

Comment: WS 10-11.5mm; a pre-1995 record of C. texanella from MA exists, but no details are known; found in Greece in 2003 and is now spreading throughout southern Europe

Status in MA (automated assessment): Restricted distribution, rare
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2020
Last Year Reported: 2020

Distribution by County: Middlesex
Number of Records: 2