Coleophora keireuki
Coleophora keireuki | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. keireuki
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora keireuki Falkovitsh, 1970[1]
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Coleophora keireuki is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Turkestan and Uzbekistan.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Caroxylon species, including . They create a leafy, tubular, straight case. It consists of two to three cylindrical pieces. No expansion of the case takes place. The surface is completely covered with leaf pubescence. The valve is three-sided. The length of the case is 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in), and it is yellow to chocolate-brown or brownish in color. Larvae can be found from May to the beginning of October. There are at least two generations per year.[2]
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Categories:
- Coleophora
- Moths described in 1970
- Moths of Asia
- Coleophoridae stubs