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Coleophora ningxiana

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Coleophora ningxiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. ningxiana
Binomial name
Coleophora ningxiana
H.H.Li, 2006[1]

Coleophora ningxiana is a moth of the family Coleophoridae which is endemic to China (Ningxia).

The wingspan is about 14 millimetres (0.55 in).

The larvae feed on wild and cultivated Lycium barbarum. They live on branches and leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ Houhun Li (2006). "Notes on Coleophora (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) injurious to Lycium (Solanaceae), with descriptions of two new species from China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1184. Magnolia Press: 57–68. ISSN 1175-5326.
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