Coleophora amseliella

Coleophora amseliella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that can be found in Afghanistan, Iran and Turkmenistan.[1]

Coleophora amseliella
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C. amseliella
Binomial name
Coleophora amseliella
Toll & Amsel, 1967

The larvae feed on Girgensohnia oppositiflora. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. Giorgio Baldizzone; Hugo van der Wolf; Jean-François Landry (2006). World Catalogue of Insects. 8. Apollo Books. p. 28. ISBN 87-88757-76-5. ISSN 1398-8700.
  2. Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.


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