Coleophora ningxiana

Coleophora ningxiana is a moth of the family Coleophoridae which is endemic to China (Ningxia).

Coleophora ningxiana
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C. ningxiana
Binomial name
Coleophora ningxiana
H.H.Li, 2006[1]

The wingspan is about 14 millimetres (0.55 in).

The larvae feed on wild and cultivated Lycium barbarum. They live on branches and leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the type locality, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, where barbary wolfberry, Lycium barbarum, is an important plant in traditional Chinese medicine.

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