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 family Coleophoridae. It is found in Japan and Russia (Baikal).

The wingspan is 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in). 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

Two New Economically Important Species Of Microlepidoptera Infesting Larch In Japan (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae And Tortricidae)

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[1] Two New Economically Important Species Of Microlepidoptera Infesting Larch In Japan (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae And Tortricidae)