Coleophora elephantella

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

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

The larvae feed on Caroxylon species, including Caroxylon orientalis. They form large galls on the branches of their host plant. These have the form of a thickening on the branches with a broad cavity inside. The length is highly variable (ranging from 4 to 10 mm). The larvae are stout, light yellow and have a chocolate-brown head.[2]

References

  1. ^ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
  2. ^ Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries
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