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Coleophora magyarica

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Coleophora magyarica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. magyarica
Binomial name
Coleophora magyarica
Baldizzone, 1983[1]
Synonyms
  • Ecebalia magyarica

Coleophora magyarica is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, southern Russia and central Asia. It occurs in desert and semi-desert biotopes.

Adults are on wing in August.[2]

The larvae feed on Camphorosma monspeliaca and Kochia prostrata. They feed on the generative organs (ovaries and carpels) of their host plant.

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