Coleophora treskaensis

Coleophora treskaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. treskaensis
Binomial name
	Coleophora treskaensis; Toll & Amsel, 1967
Synonyms
	Coleophora psammion Falkovitsh, 1973; Coleophora sciurella Baldizzone, 1987;

Coleophora treskaensis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, North Macedonia, Afghanistan, Turkestan and Uzbekistan.

The wingspan is over 7 mm.

The larvae feed on Casignetella and Artemisia species. They create a silky case which is fairly uniform in width. The anterior end slightly down-curved and the surface of the case is entirely covered with sand particles. The valve is three-sided, short, rounded and poorly visible. It has a length of about 4 mm. Larvae can be found in May.^[2]

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries

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