Coleophora albens

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

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

The larvae feed on Astragalus and Ammodendron species. They create a silky, massive, almost round case with a cover. It has smooth oblique wrinkles and the surface is smooth and lustrous. The cover only encloses the caudal end of case, which is down-curved. The valve is two-sided. The length of the case is 13-16 mm and it is whitish with yellow or cream tinge. Larvae can be found on the beginning of June and (after diapause) from the end of April to May.[2]

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