The specific name is derived from the Latin para (meaning equal, like) and gallivora, referring to the close affinity with Coleophora gallivora, especially in the structure of the male genitalia.
Coleophora | Coleophora sibiricella | Coleophora anatipennella | Coleophora pulmonariella | Coleophora phlomidis | Coleophora phlomidella | Coleophora trifolii | Coleophora tricolor | Coleophora ostryae | Coleophora lycii | Coleophora intermediella | Coleophora haywardi | Coleophora gallivora | Coleophora bifrondella |