Coleophora obducta

Coleophora obducta
Scientific classification
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 Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan and Russia (Baikal).

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Adults have a grey head, thorax, legs and abdomen. The forewings are dark grey with a faint coppery gloss. The hindwings are grey to dark grey.

The larvae feed on Larix leptolepis[1] 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)
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