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Coleophora hippodromica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Coleophoridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Coleophora

Coleophora hippodromica is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North Africa.

The larvae feed on Astragalus gombo. They create a dark brown leaf case, composed of a single piece of leaf (mined tip of a leaflet). Larvae can be found from autumn to March.

References

Coleophora hippodromica Wikipedia