Coleophora dilabens

Coleophora dilabens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. dilabens
Binomial name
Coleophora dilabens
(Falkovitsh, 1982)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ionescumia dilabens Falkovitsh, 1982

Coleophora dilabens is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern Russia, central Asia and Afghanistan. It occurs in semi-desert biotopes.

Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]

The larvae feed on Salsola orientalis. The first instar larvae live in the carpels of their host plant.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleophora dilabens.
Wikispecies has information related to: Coleophora dilabens


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.