Coleophora elephantella

Coleophora elephantella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. elephantella
Binomial name
	Coleophora elephantella; Falkovitsh, 1970

Coleophora elephantella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Turkestan and Uzbekistan.

The larvae feed on Caroxylon species, including . They form large galls on the branches of their host plant. These have the form of a thickening on the branches with a broad cavity inside. The length is highly variable, ranging from 4 to 10 mm (0.16 to 0.39 in). The larvae are stout, light yellow and have a chocolate-brown head.^[2]

References[]

^ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries

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[1] Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries

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