Coleophora calligoni
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Coleophora calligoni is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found in southern Russia
, Turkestan
and Uzbekistan
.
Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on the fruits of Calligonum
species, including Calligonum junceum and Calligonum microcarpum. They create a silky case. The surface is slightly rugulose. The valve is three-sided. The case has a length of 10-14 mm and it is brownish, with light-colored, yellowish, slightly raised spots forming a marbled pattern. Larvae can be found from May to the beginning of June. Fully fed larvae estivate and hibernate. A diapause of up to three to four years has been recorded.
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 in southern Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Turkestan
Turkestan
Turkestan, spelled also as Turkistan, literally means "Land of the Turks".The term Turkestan is of Persian origin and has never been in use to denote a single nation. It was first used by Persian geographers to describe the place of Turkish peoples...
and Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
.
Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on the fruits of Calligonum
Calligonum
Calligonum is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with about 80 species around the Mediterranean, Asia and in the North America.-Characteristics:...
species, including Calligonum junceum and Calligonum microcarpum. They create a silky case. The surface is slightly rugulose. The valve is three-sided. The case has a length of 10-14 mm and it is brownish, with light-colored, yellowish, slightly raised spots forming a marbled pattern. Larvae can be found from May to the beginning of June. Fully fed larvae estivate and hibernate. A diapause of up to three to four years has been recorded.