- Coleophora byrsostola
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Coleophora byrsostola Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. byrsostola Binomial name Coleophora byrsostola
(Meyrick, 1931)[1]Synonyms - Macrocorystis byrsostola (Meyrick, 1931)
Coleophora byrsostola is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in western and south-western India (Maharashstra, Mahableshwar, Karnataka, Coorg plateau).
The wingspan is 8-9 mm. The head and antennae are whitish-ochreous. The palpi and thorax are greyish-ochreous. The forewings are greyish-ochreous, although the second discal stigma is dark fuscous. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
The larvae feed on Strobilanthes species.[3] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a blotch which can be found in December. There are often several blotches in one leaf. Pupation takes place within the blotch in a compact oval opaque capsule, which usually drops out as the mined portion of leaf withers.
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