Coleophora vulnerariae Zeller, 1839

Barcode Index Number: BOLD:AAO1943

Material studied. 2 ♀ Middle Atlas 1950 m, Ifrane Prov., Michlifen W steppe slope & Quercus for., 5.–9.V.2010, J. Kullberg & Z. Kolev leg. ; 3 ♂ Middle Atlas 1900 m, Ifrane Prov., Michlifen resort, volcanoe crater & mixed for., 7.–9.V.2010 ad luc., J. Kullberg & Z. Kolev leg. ; 1 ♂ Middle Atlas 1920 m, Ifrane Prov., 11 km SE Ifrane, steppe hill nr. road pass, 8.V.2010, J. Kullberg & Z. Kolev leg. ; 3 ♂, 1 ♀ Middle Atlas 1900 m, Ifrane Prov., Michlifen, road side meadow, 9.–10.V.2010, J. Kullberg & Z. Kolev leg. ; 3 ♂ Meknès-Tafilalet, Ifrane, 1930 m, 6.–7.V.2011, J. & A. Kullberg leg. ; 1 ♂ (GP 4959 J. Tabell, DNA sample 27538 Lepid Phyl [barcoding failed]) Meknès-Tafilalet, Ifrane 1920 m, 9.V.2011, J. & A. Kullberg leg. (all coll. MZH).

Molecular data. The nearest neighbour is C. rudella Toll, 1944, with a 5.41 % divergence. The barcodes of C. vulnerariae exhibit 0.77 % maximum intraspecific variation (n=7). There are no barcodes for Moroccan specimens.

Distribution. Europe, Morocco (Baldizzone, 2019).