Coleophora tringella

Coleophora tringella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. tringella
Binomial name
	Coleophora tringella; Baldizzone, 1988[1]

Coleophora tringella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey. It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.

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

The larvae feed on Kochia prostrata.[3] They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

References

Fauna Europaea
The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
Contribution to the knowledge of Coleophoridae. CXV. About some interesting species of Coleophoridae of Turkey and adjacent countries (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) Archived 2012-07-17 at Archive.today

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[1] Fauna Europaea

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

[3] Contribution to the knowledge of Coleophoridae. CXV. About some interesting species of Coleophoridae of Turkey and adjacent countries (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) Archived 2012-07-17 at Archive.today