Coleophora asperginella

Coleophora asperginella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. asperginella
Binomial name
Coleophora asperginella Christoph, 1872[1]

Coleophora asperginella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Turkestan and southern Russia. It occurs in desert biotopes.

Adults are on wing in August.^[2]

The larvae feed on Climacopiera species and Corispermum aralo-caspicum. They create a combined case. The caudal part has a membrane of fruit, while the cephalic part consists of leaf pieces. The valve is three-sided but also somewhat flat. The length of the case is 7-8 mm and it is greenish-brown in color. Larvae can be found from May to June.^[3]

References

1. ^ Fauna Europaea
2. ^ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
3. ^ Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries

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