Coleophora calligoni

Coleophora calligoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. calligoni
Binomial name
Coleophora calligoni Falkovitsh, 1973[1]

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

Adults are on wing from June to August.^[2]

The larvae feed on the fruits of Calligonum species, including Calligonum junceum and Calligonum microcarpum. They create a silky case. The surface is slightly rugulose (finely wrinkled). The valve is three-sided. The case has a length of 10–14 mm and it is brownish, with light-colored, yellowish, slightly raised spots forming a marbled pattern. Larvae can be found from May to the beginning of June. Fully fed larvae estivate and hibernate. A diapause of up to three to four years has been recorded.^[3]

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
3. Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries