Coleophora helichrysiella Krone, 1909

Barcode Index Number: BOLD:AAE1422

Material studied. 1 ♂ (GP 13961 ZT, DNA sample 27434 Lepid Phyl) Middle Atlas Mts., 1900 m, 32°35.960’N, 04°30.290’W, 17.IV.2013, Z. Tokár leg. & det. (coll. TOK) .

Molecular data. The nearest neighbour is C. quadristraminella Toll, 1961, with an 8.77 % divergence. The barcodes of C. helichrysiella represent four different BINs, with an 8.46 % maximum divergence, indicating plausible cryptic diversity. The barcode of the Moroccan specimen is identical with those of Spanish and French specimens.

Distribution. Mediterranean region. New to Morocco and Africa.