Coleophora afghana

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Coleophora afghana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. afghana
Binomial name
Coleophora afghana
Toll & Amsel, 1967

Coleophora afghana is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that can be found in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. [1]

The larvae feed on Acanthophyllum elatius and other Caryophyllaceae species. They create a silky and straight case. It reaches a length of 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). Larvae can be found in June and (after diapause) again in April. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Giorgio Baldizzone; Hugo van der Wolf; Jean-François Landry (2006). World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 8. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. p. 23. ISBN   87-88757-76-5. ISSN   1398-8700.
  2. ↑ Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries


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