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Coleophora obducta

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(Redirected from Protocryptis obducta) Species of moth

Coleophora obducta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. obducta
Binomial name
Coleophora obducta
(Meyrick, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Protocryptis obducta Meyrick, 1931
  • Coleophora dahurica Falkovitsh, 1964
  • Coleophora longisignella Moriuti, 1972

Coleophora obducta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Japan and Russia (Baikal).

The wingspan is 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in).

The larvae feed on Larix leptolepis and Larix gmelinii. They feed on the conifer needles of their host plant.

References

  1. Two New Economically Important Species Of Microlepidoptera Infesting Larch In Japan (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae And Tortricidae)
Taxon identifiers
Coleophora obducta


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