Coleophora anabaseos

Coleophora anabaseos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. anabaseos
Binomial name
Coleophora anabaseos
Falkovitsh, 1978[1]
Synonyms
  • Ecebalia anabaseos

Coleophora anabaseos 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 end of May to June.[2]

The larvae feed on Anabasis cretaceae, Anabasis elatior and Anabasis aphylla. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

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