Biology:Coleophora hippodromica

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora hippodromica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. hippodromica
Binomial name
Coleophora hippodromica
Walsingham, 1907

Coleophora hippodromica is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North Africa.

The larvae feed on Astragalus gombo. They create a dark brown leaf case, composed of a single piece of leaf (mined tip of a leaflet).[1] Larvae can be found from autumn to March.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5143700 entry