Coleophora paragallivora

Coleophora paragallivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. paragallivora
Binomial name
Coleophora paragallivora Baldizzone & Tabell, 2007[1]

Coleophora paragallivora is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in the southern Ural Mountains in Russia.

The wingspan is 11-12.5 mm. Adults have a whitish head, thorax and labial palpus with pale beige hue. The forewings are white with light yellowish hue, striped with very pale beige streaks and scattered with brown scales. The fringes are whitish with pale beige hue. The hindwings are pale greyish beige with whitish-light beige fringes.^[2] Adults have been recorded from late May to the beginning of June.

Etymology

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.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Seven New Species Of The Genus Coleophora Hübner (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) From The Volgo-Ural Region