Coleophora niphomesta

Coleophora niphomesta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

Coleophora niphomesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. niphomesta
Binomial name
Coleophora niphomesta
Synonyms
  • Coleophora sarobiensis Toll & Amsel, 1967

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The head and thorax are white. The palpi are white, externally with a grey line. The antennae are white ringed with pale fuscous and the abdomen is whitish-grey. The forewings are lanceolate and whitish-ochreous. There are several white streaks. The hindwings are pale grey. Sometimes the forewings have no white lines along the veins, but are almost unicolourous, white dirty-ochreous sprinkled with some darker scales.[2]

The larvae feed on the leaves and fruit of Climacoptera turcomanica, Aerva javanica and Aerva persica.

References
  1. Afro Moths
  2. A Taxonomic Review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) Of The Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka Described by Edward Meyrick


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