Coleophora ningxiana is a moth of the family Coleophoridae which is endemic to China (Ningxia).
Coleophora ningxiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. ningxiana
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora ningxiana |
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.
Etymology edit
The specific name is derived from the type locality, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, where barbary wolfberry, Lycium barbarum, is an important plant in traditional Chinese medicine.
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleophora ningxiana.
- Data related to Coleophora ningxiana at Wikispecies