Coleophora aliena Baldizzone, 1987

Barcode Index Number: BOLD:ADD2986

Material studied. 1 ♂ (GP 5534 J. Tabell, DNA sample 24950 Lepid Phyl) High Atlas, Ouirgane 6 km NW, 850 m, 30.V.2015, C. Hviid, O. Karsholt & K. Larsen leg.; 2 ♂ (DNA sample 24953 Lepid Phyl; DNA sample 24954 Lepid Phyl) High Atlas, Ouirgane 10 km NW, 1050 m, 30.V.–3.VI.2015, C. Hviid, O. Karsholt & K. Larsen leg. (all coll. TAB) .

Molecular data. The nearest neighbour is a Nearctic so far unnamed Coleophora species, with a 6.94 % divergence. The barcodes of C. aliena exhibit 0.16 % maximum intraspecific variation (n=3).

Distribution. Spain, Morocco. New to Africa and Morocco.