Coleophora tremula

Coleophora tremula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. tremula
Binomial name
Coleophora tremula
(Falkovitsh, 1989)[1]
Synonyms
  • Casignetella tremula Falkovitsh, 1989

Coleophora tremula is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern Russia and in the deserts of Kazakhstan and central Asia. It occurs in steppe biotopes.

There are two to three generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Arthrophytum iliense. They feed on the leaves, flower buds and fruits of their host plant.

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