Coleophora dilabens

Coleophora dilabens
Coleophora dilabens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. dilabens
Binomial name
Coleophora dilabens
(Falkovitsh, 1982)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ionescumia dilabens Falkovitsh, 1982

Coleophora dilabens is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern Russia, central Asia and Afghanistan. It occurs in semi-desert biotopes.

Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]

The larvae feed on Salsola orientalis. The first instar larvae live in the carpels of their host plant.

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