Coleophora salviella

Description

Coleophora salviella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands (Tenerife, La Gomera, Fuerteventura) and in Algeria, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The larvae feed on Salvia aegyptiaca. They create an almost straight composite leaf case, composed of two or three leaf fragments. The case is two-valved, 11-14.5 mm long and has a mouth angle of 45-50°. Full-grown larvae can be found from April to May.