Coleophora testudo

Coleophora testudo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. testudo
Binomial name
Coleophora testudo
Falkovitsh, 1973[1]

Coleophora testudo is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Turkestan and Uzbekistan.

The wingspan is 10.5-11.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Astragalus (including Astragalus unifoliolatus) and Ammodendron species. Larvae can be found at the end of May and (after diapause) from the end of March to April.[2]

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  1. ^ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries


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