The specific name is derived from the Greek prefix neo- (meaning new) and the specific name lycii, in reference to its relationship with Coleophora lycii.
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 |