Coleophora diogenes

Coleophora diogenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. diogenes
Binomial name
Coleophora diogenes Falkovitsh, 1970

Coleophora diogenes is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern Russia, Turkestan, Uzbekistan^[1] and China.^[2]

The larvae feed on Nanophyton erinaceum. The larvae initially do not make a case but live inside the fruit. They prepare case only on entering hibernation. The larvae are dull yellow, although young larvae have a pinkish tinge. They reach a length of about 5 mm and can be found from October to the beginning of November. The case is silky, straight and cylindrical. The valve is three-sided. The case reaches a length of 4.5-5.5 mm and is dark chocolate-brown in color.^[3]

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Checklist and new species of the Coleophora salicorniae group from China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
3. Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries