Coleophora phlomidis

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Coleophora phlomidis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. phlomidis
Binomial name
Coleophora phlomidis
Stainton, 1867[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora spiniferella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora subochrea Toll, 1952

Coleophora phlomidis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Romania, southern Russia, central Asia and Asia Minor (Iran and Syria).

Adults are on wing from the middle of July to the middle of August.[2]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Phlomis species (including and ). They create a lobe case. The rear and oldest part is strongly curved downwards. The mouth angle is 90°.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-05-04.


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