Coleophora campella
| Coleophora campella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. campella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora campella Falkovitsh, 1973[1] | |
Coleophora campella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Turkestan and Uzbekistan.
The wingspan is about 8 mm.
The larvae feed on Salsola gemmascens. The entire development takes place inside the fruit of their host plant. The larvae are chocolate-brown or ocher-yellow, with a more or less discernible chocolate-brown band in the middle of each segment. The head is brown. They reach a length of 4 mm. The larvae can be found from the end of September to October.[2]
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