Coleophora subparcella

Coleophora subparcella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. subparcella
Binomial name
Coleophora subparcella
Toll & Amsel, 1967[1]

Coleophora subparcella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Afghanistan and Turkestan.

The larvae feed on Artemisia turanica. They create a leafy case, consisting of masticated apices (apexes) of individual leaf blades arranged in an imbricate (overlapping) pattern on the upper and lower sides. The valve is two-sided. The length of the case is 6-6.5 mm and it is yellowish-chocolate-brown in color. Larvae can be found from the beginning of June and (after diapause) from April to May.[2]

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