Coleophora gazella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Turkestan, Afghanistan and Turkey.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. gazella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora gazella (Toll, 1952)
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Synonyms | |
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The larvae feed on the leaves of Artemisia turanica, including f. diffusa in stony desert. Larvae can be found from the end of May to the beginning of June and (after diapause) again from April to May. Larvae hibernate.[1]
Subspecies
edit- Coleophora gazella gazella
- Coleophora gazella sinevi (Reznik, 1989)
References
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