Coleophora anabaseos
Appearance
| Coleophora anabaseos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. anabaseos |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora anabaseos Falkovitsh, 1978[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
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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