Coleophora chenopodii

Coleophora chenopodii is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Japan.

Coleophora chenopodii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. chenopodii
Binomial name
Coleophora chenopodii
Oku, 1965[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora chenopodi

The wingspan is about 13 mm.

The larvae feed on Chenopodium album. The larva feeds on the seeds of the host plant until October.[2]

References
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  1. Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)


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