Coleophora lebedella

Coleophora lebedella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. lebedella
Binomial name
Coleophora lebedella
Falkovitsh, 1982[1]
Synonyms
  • Casignetella lebedella

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

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

The larvae feed on Atriplex tatarica, Atriplex glauca, Atriplex nitens and possibly Chenopodium species. They feed on the leaves of their host plant.

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