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Coleophora eremosparti

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Coleophoridae

Scientific name
  
Coleophora eremosparti

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Coleophora

Rank
  
Species

Coleophora eremosparti is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Turkmenistan and southern Russia.

The larvae feed on Eremosparton flaccidum. They create a silky case, with oblique sinuous wrinkles and without distinct longitudinal grooves. The valve is two-sided. The length of the case is 18–23 mm and it is dull or yellowish-white in color. Larvae can be found from May to June.

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Coleophora eremosparti Wikipedia