Coleophora gaviaepennella
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Coleophora gaviaepennella is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found from the southern part of the western Palaearctic ecozone to Mongolia
.
Adults are on wing in August.
The larvae feed on Atriplex tatarica and Atriplex tornabenii. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Coleophoridae
Coleophoridae
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family. It is found from the southern part of the western Palaearctic ecozone to Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
.
Adults are on wing in August.
The larvae feed on Atriplex tatarica and Atriplex tornabenii. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.