Coleophora amentastra is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that can be found in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.[1]

Coleophora amentastra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. amentastra
Binomial name
Coleophora amentastra
Falkovitsh, 1972

The larvae feed on the flower buds, flowers and fruits of Artemisia turanica and Artemisia juncea. Full-grown larvae hibernate in cracks in the soil and under stones. The larvae can be found from September to October.[2]

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  1. ^ Giorgio Baldizzone; Hugo van der Wolf; Jean-François Landry (2006). World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 8. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. p. 31. ISBN 87-88757-76-5. ISSN 1398-8700.
  2. ^ Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries
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