Coleophora halocnemi

Coleophora halocnemi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. halocnemi
Binomial name
	Coleophora halocnemi; (Falkovitsh, 1994)[1]
Synonyms
	Aureliania halocnemi Falkovitsh, 1994; Ecebalia halocnemi;

Coleophora halocnemi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the lower Volga area of southern Russia and central Asia. It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.

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

The larvae feed on Halocnemum strobilaceum. They feed on the carpels of their host plant.

References

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)