Coleophora halocnemi

Coleophora halocnemi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. halocnemi
Binomial name
Coleophora halocnemi
(Falkovitsh, 1994)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aureliania halocnemi Falkovitsh, 1994
  • Ecebalia halocnemi

Coleophora halocnemi is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in the lower Volga area of southern Russia and central Asia. It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.

Adults are on wing from late May to June.[2]

The larvae feed on Halocnemum strobilaceum. They feed on the carpels of their host plant.

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