Coleophora tringella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey. It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.
Coleophora tringella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. tringella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora tringella Baldizzone, 1988[1]
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Adults are on wing from late May to June.[2]
The larvae feed on Kochia prostrata.[3] They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
- ^ Contribution to the knowledge of Coleophoridae. CXV. About some interesting species of Coleophoridae of Turkey and adjacent countries (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today