Coleophora tringella

Coleophora tringella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey. It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.

Coleophora tringella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. tringella
Binomial name
Coleophora tringella
Baldizzone, 1988[1]

Adults are on wing from late May to June.[2]

The larvae feed on Kochia prostrata.[3] They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  3. Contribution to the knowledge of Coleophoridae. CXV. About some interesting species of Coleophoridae of Turkey and adjacent countries (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today
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