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Coleophora afghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. afghana
Binomial name
Coleophora afghana Toll & Amsel, 1967

Coleophora afghana is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that can be found in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The larvae feed on Acanthophyllum elatius and other Caryophyllaceae species. They create a silky and straight case. It reaches a length of 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). Larvae can be found in June and (after diapause) again in April.

References

1. Giorgio Baldizzone; Hugo van der Wolf; Jean-François Landry (2006). World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 8. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. p. 23. ISBN 87-88757-76-5. ISSN 1398-8700.
2. Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries

External links

• Data related to Coleophora afghana at Wikispecies

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