Coleophora halocnemi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the lower Volga area of southern Russia and central Asia. It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. halocnemi
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora halocnemi (Falkovitsh, 1994)[1]
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Adults are on wing from late May to June.[2]
The larvae feed on Halocnemum strobilaceum. They feed on the carpels of their host plant.
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