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Coleophora kargani

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Species of moth

Coleophora kargani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. kargani
Binomial name
Coleophora kargani
(Falkovitsh, 1989)
Synonyms
  • Aureliania kargani Falkovitsh, 1989
  • Ecebalia kargani

Coleophora kargani is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Russia and central Asia. It occurs in semi-desert biotopes.

Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Caroxylon dendroides and possibly Kochia prostrata. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
Taxon identifiers
Coleophora kargani


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