Coleophora stegosaurus

Coleophora stegosaurus is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Uzbekistan.[2]

Coleophora stegosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. stegosaurus
Binomial name
Coleophora stegosaurus
Falkovitsh, 1972[1]

The larvae feed on Lycium ruthenicum. They create a leafy case, consisting of up to 20 pieces of leaf. The pieces are glued together only on the upper side. The entire lower side of the case consists only of a silky network. The valve is two-sided. The length of the case is 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in). The color of the silky base of the case is chocolate-brown, while the leafy pieces are chocolate-brown to yellow. Larvae can be found from the end of May to October.[3]

References
  1. Catálogo Mundial Sistemático y de Distribución de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Giorgio Baldizzone; Hugo van der Wolf; Jean-François Landry (2006). World Catalogue of Insects. 8. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. p. 109. ISBN 87-88757-76-5. ISSN 1398-8700.
  3. Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries


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