Coleophora anabaseos is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Russia and central Asia. It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.

Coleophora anabaseos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. anabaseos
Binomial name
Coleophora anabaseos
Falkovitsh, 1978[1]
Synonyms
  • Ecebalia anabaseos

Adults are on the wing from end of May to June.[2]

The larvae feed on Anabasis cretaceae, Anabasis elatior and Anabasis aphylla. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

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