Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coleophoridae Scientific name Coleophora campella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coleophora Rank Species | |
Coleophora campella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Turkestan and Uzbekistan.
The wingspan is about 8 mm.
The larvae feed on Salsola gemmascens. The entire development takes place inside the fruit of their host plant. The larvae are chocolate-brown or ocher-yellow, with a more or less discernible chocolate-brown band in the middle of each segment. The head is brown. They reach a length of 4 mm. The larvae can be found from the end of September to October.
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