Biology:Coleophora albens

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora albens
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. albens
Binomial name
Coleophora albens
Falkovitsh, 1973[1]

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

The larvae feed on Astragalus and Ammodendron species. They create a silky, massive, almost round case with a cover. It has smooth oblique wrinkles and the surface is smooth and lustrous. The cover only encloses the caudal end of case, which is down-curved. The valve is two-sided. The length of the case is 13–16 mm and it is whitish with yellow or cream tinge. Larvae can be found on the beginning of June and (after diapause) from the end of April to May.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5143130 entry