Coleophora tornata 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 tornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. tornata
Binomial name
Coleophora tornata
(Falkovitsh, 1989)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aureliania tornata Falkovitsh, 1989
  • Ecebalia tornata

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

The larvae feed on Kochia prostrata. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

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