Coleophora caroxyli

Coleophora caroxyli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. caroxyli
Binomial name
	Coleophora caroxyli; Falkovitsh, 1970[1]

Coleophora caroxyli is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Uzbekistan.

The larvae live in galls on Caroxylon species constructed by flies of the family Cecidomyiidae. They are yellow with a chocolate-brown head and about 4 mm in length. They can be found from May to October. There are at least two generations per year.[2]

References

Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries

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[1] Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries