Coleophora ammodyta
Coleophora ammodyta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that can be found in Turkestan, Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia.[1]
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| Species: | C. ammodyta |
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| Coleophora ammodyta Falkovitsh, 1973 | |
The larvae feed on the fruit of Salsola richteri. The larvae do not make a case, but live inside the fruit. The larvae are yellowish-white with a brown head and a length of about 6 mm. They can be found from September to October. They hibernate in sandy cocoons after feeding.[2]
References
- Giorgio Baldizzone; Hugo van der Wolf; Jean-François Landry (2006). World Catalogue of Insects. 8. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. p. 32. ISBN 87-88757-76-5. ISSN 1398-8700.
- Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries
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