Coleophora keireuki

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]

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