Coleophora physophorae

Coleophora physophorae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. physophorae
Binomial name
	Coleophora physophorae; (Falkovitsh, 1994)[1]
Synonyms
	Aporiptura physophorae Falkovitsh, 1994; Aporiptura physophora;

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

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

The larvae feed on the carpels of Suaeda physophora.

References

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)