Coleophora asperginella

Coleophora asperginella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. asperginella
Binomial name
Coleophora asperginella
Christoph, 1872[1]

Coleophora asperginella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Turkestan and southern Russia. It occurs in desert biotopes.

Adults are on wing in August.[2]

The larvae feed on Climacopiera species and Corispermum aralo-caspicum. They create a combined case. The caudal part has a membrane of fruit, while the cephalic part consists of leaf pieces. The valve is three-sided but also somewhat flat. The length of the case is 7–8 mm and it is greenish-brown in color. Larvae can be found from May to June.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  3. ↑ Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries
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