Coleophora klimeschiella

The Russian thistle casebearer (Coleophora klimeschiella) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is native to Asia Minor and central Asia, but has been introduced to California, Texas and Hawaii.

Coleophora klimeschiella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. klimeschiella
Binomial name
Coleophora klimeschiella
Toll, 1952

The larvae feed on the foliage of Salsola australis.


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