Coleophora diogenes

Coleophora diogenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. diogenes
Binomial name
Coleophora diogenes
Falkovitsh, 1970

Coleophora diogenes is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in southern Russia, Turkestan, Uzbekistan[1] and China.[2]

The larvae feed on Nanophyton erinaceum. The larvae initially do not make a case but live inside the fruit. They prepare case only on entering hibernation. The larvae are dull yellow, although young larvae have a pinkish tinge. They reach a length of about 5 mm and can be found from October to the beginning of November. The case is silky, straight and cylindrical. The valve is three-sided. The case reaches a length of 4.5-5.5 mm and is dark chocolate-brown in color.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Checklist and new species of the Coleophora salicorniae group from China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
  3. ↑ Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries
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