Coleophora ammodyta

Coleophora ammodyta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. ammodyta
Binomial name
Coleophora ammodyta Falkovitsh, 1970[1]

Coleophora ammodyta is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Turkestan, Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia.

The larvae feed on the fruit of Salsola richteri. The larvae do not make a case case, but live inside the fruit. The larvae are yellowish-white with a brown head and a length of about 6 mm. They can be found from September to October. They hibernate in sandy cocoons after feeding.^[2]

References

1. ^ Afro Moths
2. ^ Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries

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