Coleophora eichleri

Coleophora eichleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. eichleri
Binomial name
Coleophora eichleri
Patzak, 1977[1]
Synonyms
  • Ecebalia eichleri

Coleophora eichleri is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern Russia and central Asia. It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.

Adults are on wing from May to June.[2]

The larvae feed on Caroxylon dendroides and Kochia prostrata. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

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