Coleophora paraptarmica

Coleophora paraptarmica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. paraptarmica
Binomial name
Coleophora paraptarmica
Toll & Amsel, 1967[1]

Coleophora paraptarmica is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Pakistan.

The larvae feed on Artemisia turanica. They create a leafy case, consisting of several leaf pieces, arranged very irregularly. The caudal end of the case is slightly down-curved, but is sometimes almost straight. The valve is two-sided. The length of the case is 5.5-6.5 mm and it is yellow or light chocolate-brown in color, although the caudal part is much darker and brownish. Larvae can found in the beginning of June and (after diapause) in May.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
  2. ↑ Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries
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