Coleophora nanophyti

Coleophora nanophyti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. nanophyti
Binomial name
Coleophora nanophyti Falkovitsh, 1972[1]

Coleophora nanophyti is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern Russia, Turkestan and Uzbekistan.

The larvae feed on Nanophyton erinaceum. They create a silky, compact case with a sandy cover inside the fruit. The valve is three-sided and very short. The length of the case is 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in). In spring, after the sandy cover is completed during hibernation, the color of the case turns whitish-gray. The larvae can be found from September to October.^[2]

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries