Coleophora physophorae

Coleophora physophorae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. physophorae
Binomial name
Coleophora physophorae
(Falkovitsh, 1994)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aporiptura physophorae Falkovitsh, 1994
  • Aporiptura physophora

Coleophora physophorae is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern Russia and central Asia. It occurs in desert-steppe biotopes.

Adults are on wing from late April to May.[2]

The larvae feed on the carpels of Suaeda physophora.

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