Coleophora ningxiana

Coleophora ningxiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. ningxiana
Binomial name
Coleophora ningxiana H.H.Li, 2006[1]

Coleophora ningxiana is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in China (Ningxia).

The wingspan is about 14 mm.

The larvae feed on wild and cultivated Lycium barbarum. They live on branches and leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the type locality, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, where barbary wolfberry, Lycium barbarum, is an important plant in traditional Chinese medicine.

References

1. ^ Notes on Coleophora (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) injurious to Lycium (Solanaceae), with desriptions of two new species from China

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