Coleophora keireuki

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

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

The larvae feed on the leaves of Caroxylon species, including Caroxylon orientalis. They create a leafy, tubular, straight case. It consists of two to three cylindrical pieces. No expansion of the case takes place. The surface is completely covered with leaf pubescence. The valve is three-sided. The length of the case is 7-12 mm and it is yellow to chocolate-brown or brownish in color. Larvae can be found from May to the beginning of October. There are at least two generations per year.^[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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