Coleophora astragalorum

Coleophora astragalorum is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that can be found in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[2]

Coleophora astragalorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. astragalorum
Binomial name
Coleophora astragalorum
Falkovitsh, 1973[1]

The larvae feed on Astragalus and Ammodendron species. They create a silky case with a dull white cover. The valve of this case is two-sided. Its length is about 9 millimetres (0.35 in) and it is pale chocolate-brown or chocolate-brown to yellow in color. Larvae can be found at the end of May and (after diapause) from the end of March to April.[3]

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