Coleophora tanyleuca (Meyrick, 1936)

Tabell, Jukka, Kullberg, Jaakko, Mutanen, Marko, Tokár, Zdenko & Sihvonen, Pasi, 2023, New and little known Coleophora Hübner, 1822 species from Morocco. Part I (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae), Zootaxa 5374 (2), pp. 151-195 : 157

Coleophora tanyleuca (Meyrick, 1936)

Barcode Index Number: BOLD:ADL3372

Material studied. 11 ♂ (GP 5662 J. Tabell, DNA sample 25787 Lepid Phyl), 3 ♀ Middle Atlas 1900 m, Ifrane Prov. , Michlifen resort, volcano crater & mixed for., 7.–9.V.2010 ad luc., J. Kullberg & Z. Kolev leg. ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (GP 5659 J. Tabell, DNA sample 25786 Lepid Phyl) Middle Atlas 1900 m, Ifrane Prov. , Michlifen , road side meadow, 9.–10.V.2010, J. Kullberg & Z. Kolev leg. ; 1 ♀ Meknès-Tafilalet, Azrou , 33°28´14´´: -5°14´43´´, 1260 m, 4.V.2011, J. & A. Kullberg leg. ; 1 ♂ Meknès-Tafilalet, Ifrane , 33°27´20´´: -5°2´18´´, 1920 m, 5.–9.V.2011, J. & A. Kullberg leg. (all colls. MZH and TAB).

Molecular data. The nearest neighbour is Nearctic C. cratipennella Clemens, 1864 , with a 7.87 % divergence. The barcodes of C. tanyleuca exhibit 1.29 % maximum intraspecific variation (n=2).

Distribution. Tunisia, Morocco.