Coleophora amentastra
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. amentastra
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora amentastra Falkovitsh, 1972
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Coleophora amentastra is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that can be found in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.[1]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries
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